Mobile devices have many features that simplify traveling. Being able to store boarding passes on your smartphone, use a tablet to navigate around an unknown city and checking out of a hotel on your computer may cut down on processing time and paper to lug around, but without precautions, your personal data may be vulnerable…
A paper distributed on arXiv, an online repository of e-prints, analyzes the concerning lack of security when it comes to the companion apps of IoT devices. The security issues plaguing IoT devices themselves are well-documented. While customers’ first thoughts may be on how secure their device is, for manufacturers, security often seems to be an…
According to a recent IDC and Zerto report, 43 percent of organizations are planning a cloud-first IT strategy as a high priority project to take place within the next 12 months. However, the cloud is no longer just a “one-and-done” technology. Instead, it is a multi-channel strategy that organizations need to be prepared for. According…
Nearly as many cybersecurity professionals are concerned about the security risks of artificial intelligence (AI) as are convinced that the technology will strengthen their cyber defenses. That’s one of the findings of a new report from real-time information specialist, Neustar. According to the Neustar International Security Council (NISC), a group of cybersecurity leaders across industries…
Preventing bad things from happening, whether intentional or not, is a top priority for most people. In fact, it is one of the few shared goals that we have. Thankfully, we can rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) to help us add to our overall safety. Building Safety and Security The IoT may sound…
With 5G about to explode on the scene, researchers in the Information Security Group subjected the upcoming 5G mobile communication standards to a comprehensive security analysis and the conclusion may not be what some want to hear. The researchers found that while data protection has heavily improved in comparison with the previous standards 3G and…