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Seven start supply chain consortium to standardise blockchain for mining industry

Seven mining and metals companies have joined a World Economic Forum initiative to design and deploy blockchain solutions for the whole industry. The seven founding companies are Antofagasta Minerals, Eurasian Resources Group, Glencore, Klöckner & Co, Minsur, Tata Steel, Anglo American/De Beers (Tracr). The group...

ABB and Microsoft set up cybersecurity alliance to tackle threats to OT systems

A new global alliance has been established by ABB and Microsoft, alongside a cross-section of industrial technologists, to tackle cybersecurity threats to operational technology (OT), as it is increasingly connected to IT systems in order to drive new analytics and automation technologies. The new...

Kaspersky detects 105 million attacks on IoT devices globally in H1

Global cybersecurity specialist Kaspersky said that it has detected 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of the year. The company highlighted that this figure is seven times more than the number found in H1...

How blockchain can ensure security and compliance in telemedicine (Reader Forum)

A recent surge in telehealth suggests that virtual care will rise in popularity in the coming years. Telemedicine offers an accessible way for patients to remotely connect with doctors for medical advice and diagnoses, particularly for patients who are unable to leave their homes.  Despite...

Differences of trust and security in IT and OT systems – and their interplay in IIoT

Hats off to the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), which continues to publish comprehensive and constructive guides on how to design, deploy, and manage digital change systems in highly individualistic ‘vertical’ sectors, as part of this broader Industrie 4.0 concept. Its recent publication, Managing and Assessing...

“Please don’t do this. Please!” Seven ways to hack a fleet of connected vehicles

A recent report from Consumer Watchdog in the US about connected cars as “killing machines” – on the grounds their systems can be hacked, leading to terrorist-style attacks on critical infrastructure – sounds alarmist. But take it from the car makers themselves, as quoted...

IIC releases AI contract tool, IIoT security guides and IIoT maturity gauge

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is piloting a contract automation tool that uses artificial intelligence to negotiate between industrial companies, without human involvement, to arrive at contract terms both sides can settle on. In recent weeks, the organisation has also issued comprehensive and constructive guides on trust and...

Cisco, Nokia, Vodafone join IBM blockchain to bring order, trust to supply chain

Cisco, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone have joined IBM’s new Trust Your Supplier (TYS) blockchain project to bring efficiency, order, and accountability to the supply chain. Belgian brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev and UK pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline have also joined as ‘founding participlants’, alongside these...

Call for ‘kill switches’ in connected cars, as fears rise of 9/11-style cyber-attack

A coordinated cyber-attack on connected cars in the US could case thousands of deaths and cripple national infrastructure, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog, which goes so far as to compare the potential impact with the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York...

Mayors push US government for protection against smart-city cyber-attacks

US mayors have signed a new resolution on data protection to push the US government to bring greater protection against the risks of cyberattacks on edge sensors associated with the deployment of smart city technologies. Cyber-attacks on smart cities appear to have escalated, although...

Cellular IoT device security–What challenges does its unique ecosystem pose? (Analyst Angle)

Nowadays, security and privacy are on everybody’s mind. Hardly a day goes by without the news of security breaches at major institutions. Most of the time, the reporting is focused on the cloud or network infrastructure, hardly ever on devices. However, when it comes...

Blockchain holds much promise for IoT security (Reader Forum)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is generating a great deal of excitement across all verticals, especially as operators ramp up plans for 5G networks. IoT increasingly is being used across a broad spectrum of industries, as well as in the consumer segment. Globally, IoT...

In plain sight – how smart homes risk enterprise IoT, and why nothing is being done (Reader Forum)

With the rise of connected devices in homes and offices spiralling upwards, Paul Hague, chief executive at UK cybersecurity firm BlackDice, says enterprises are letting vulnerable home devices onto their networks and walking blindly into a cybersecurity nightmare. The internet of things (IoT) hasn’t changed...

No excuses, reflects industry, after trio of Florida cities are hacked and held to ransom

There should be few excuses for cyber attacks, and the buck stops with senior managers for failing to prevent and minimise their impact, even as the volume of connected ‘things’ spirals upwards and the threat landscape spreads outwards. This is the view of industry commentators,...

No excuses, reflects industry, after trio of Florida cities are hacked and held to ransom

There should be few excuses for cyber attacks, and the buck stops with senior managers for failing to prevent and minimise their impact, even as the volume of connected ‘things’ spirals upwards and the threat landscape spreads outwards. This is the view of industry commentators,...

Accenture snaps up security outfit Deja vu to combat $5.2 trillion cyber threat

Professional services company Accenture has bought Seattle-based ‘security-of-things’ company Deja vu Security for an undisclosed fee, as it seeks to ramp up its cyber-security offer in the face of an estimated $5.2 trillion cyber-risk for global enterprises. Deja vu Security specialises in security design and...

Cisco to buy industrial IoT cyber-security firm Sentryo

Cisco is set to acquire French cyber-security firm Sentryo, with which it has worked to author digital change solutions in the industrial IoT sector. Headquartered in Lyon, France, Sentryo provides device visibility and security solutions for industrial control system (ICS) networks, promising availability and resiliency...

Orange agrees €515m deal for Dutch firm SecureLink to bolster cybersecurity offer

SecureLink is one of the largest independent cybersecurity services providers in Europe, with 660 staff and 14 offices in the region, including in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK. Founded in 2003, and owned by Investcorp, SecureLink recorded revenue of €248m...

UK mulls security ratings and immutable passwords for IoT devices

The UK government has set out a plan to secure and protect consumer IoT devices from cyber attacks. It is considering a mandatory labelling scheme to rate the security of IoT devices, and inform consumers how secure their devices and appliances really are. It is...

AT&T on reducing cellular IoT costs and complexities for developers: “Time to revenue is shorter”

Another from the MWC 2019 vaults, which has so far slipped through the gaps of a hectic quarter at Enterprise IoT Insights. This time, we catch up with Cameron Coursey, vice president of IoT product development at AT&T, to discuss how the US carrier...

Houston schools to pilot IoT-enabled building safety platform

Two schools in Houston will pilot an internet of things (IoT)-enabled platform called ActiveShield to improve public safety. The IoT safe-spaces technology created by Insight Enterprises (NSIT) integrates with a building safety platform from BeSafe Technologies to facilitate critical, real-time information sharing during a crisis. Insight’s Safe...

Telefonica launches new unit to focus on IoT security

Spanish telecom giant Telefónica has launched the IoT Cybersecurity Unit, a new project focused on the securing the internet of things, the telco said in a release. The new unit combines the company’s capabilities in both the cybersecurity and IoT fields. Telefonica’s IoT Cybersecurity Unit will have the...

Trend Micro highlights cybersecurity risks in smart buildings

  As buildings and homes are more connected, enterprise businesses face new physical and data security threats   Trend Micro announced new research revealing that internet of things automation platforms in smart buildings are presenting attackers with new opportunities for both physical and data compromise. The findings have...

Commercial drones pose cybersecurity threats, study finds

Ben-Gurion Unversity and Fujitsu said the lack of supporting technology could be exploited by malicious entities for cyberattacks, terrorism and crime The growing popularity of personal and commercial drone use in populated areas poses significant risks both for society and drones due to the lack...