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What you should and should not do when using a public Wi-Fi

  Nowadays, there is almost no coffee shop, restaurant, or public library that does not offer public Wi-Fi for its clients to check their emails, post on Instagram or browse for things on the Internet. While this is mostly perceived as good customer service, public...

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...

US senators say the FBI could provide more evidence over Huawei theats

Letter to Microsoft lists off Huawei "evidence" A group of Republican senators sent a letter to Microsoft President Brad Smith stating that the FBI could share classified information with U.S. companies demonstrating threats the Chinese vendor Huawei poses to national security. The letter comes after Smith complained last...

U.S government urges India not to use Huawei gear in 5G networks: Report

India apparently latest focus of U.S. 5G influence campaign The U.S. government urged Indian authorities not to use telecom gear from Chinese vendor Huawei in the country’s future 5G networks as the Trump administration continues its trade war with Beijing, the Financial Times reported. Last week,...

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...

Huawei White Paper: Partnering with the Industry for 5G Security Assurance

With the evolution of telecommunications networks and introduction of 5G technologies industry stakeholders, governments and partners must to work together to address the challenges with securing these modern telecommunications networks through risk-based approaches to cyber security. The white paper discusses some of the fundamental...

Huawei Webinar: 5G – Partnering for Security

Based on Huawei’s recent 5G Security Whitepaper the panel will discuss 5G security approaches to risk mitigation and management with 5G infrastructure while dispelling myths and misconceptions about the security of 5G as a whole. The panel will cover support of cyber resilience and recommendations...

UK to send delegation to the US to seek clarity on Huawei’s ban: Report

  The U.K. government is planning to send a delegation to the U.S. to get additional details on how President Donald Trump’s decision to place Chinese vendor Huawei on an export blacklist would affects companies overseas, Bloomberg reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The...

ZTE opens cybersecurity laboratory in Italy

  Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has officially launched its cybersecurity laboratory in Rome, Italy. The vendor said that the establishment of the cybersecurity laboratory in Italy is an important measure for ZTE to promote transparency and enhance mutual trust with all third parties. ZTE also said that...

ZTE opens cybersecurity lab in China

Chinese vendor ZTE announced the launch of its first cybersecurity lab in Nanjing, China.  ZTE said that the opening of this security lab will contribute with its goal of increasing transparency. The cybersecurity lab aims to provide global customers, regulators and other stakeholders...

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...

How 2FA can be hacked using social engineering

Many services today use two-factor authentication (2FA) to improve the security of user accounts. In most cases, 2FA utilizes a password and a code sent via SMS or email as the two factors of verification. Compared to the password-only approach, 2FA is significantly stronger...

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...

Infineon unveils new TPM module as “answer to digital factory security”

Infineon Technologies has released a new ‘trusted platform module’ (TPM) to protect data in industrial PCs, servers, industrial controllers, and edge gateways. Its new OPTIGA TPM SLM 9670 controls access to key data within a digital factory functions, as well as their interface to...

European Commission makes recommendations on 5G network security

  The commission said that member states will be able to exclude vendors over security allegations The European Commission has recommended a number of operational steps and measures to ensure a high level of cybersecurity for 5G networks across the European Union. The EC's recommendations for member...

Merkel confirms Germany is not planning to exclude Huawei from 5G deals

  The German government said that excluding the Chinese vendor would represent a challenge for local operators participating in a 5G auction Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated that the government is not planning to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G contracts in the country, international...

Germany to define its own 5G security standard, Merkel says

The German government said it will discuss security concerns with key European partners and government officials in the U.S.   Germany expects to define its own security standards for the deployment of 5G infrastructure, international press reported Chancellor Angela Merkel as saying. This development comes days after...

European Parliament urges states to take action against Chinese 5G threat

  The Parliament said European states should develop guidance on how to tackle cyber threats when procuring 5G equipment The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the European Union to take action on potential security threats linked to China's growing technological presence in Europe,...

Huawei opens cybersecurity center in Belgium

The vendor said government agencies, regulators and customers will have access to Huawei’s cybersecurity practices Chinese vendor Huawei has opened a cybersecurity transparency centre in Brussels, Belgium, with the aim of showing concrete measures to guarantee the security of its 5G solutions Huawei said more than...

EU aims for quick resolution to 5G security concerns

  European Commissioner for digital economy and society Mariya Gabriel said during a keynote at MWC that Europe has to have a common approach to this issue   BARCELONA--European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel said the European Commission will soon bring a solution for...

ZTE to open three security labs during this year

  The Chinese vendor said customers will be able to have access to the source code of its products BARCELONA--ZTE plans to open three labs during 2019, with the aim of allowing customers to have access to the source code of the vendor’s products, ZTE’s Chief...

Tenable caims first single view of cyber-risks across IT and OT

US cybersecurity company Tenable has updates its Teneable.sc solution to include a single view of cyber risks across both information technology (IT) networks and operational technology (OT). It claims it is the first to achieve this “integrated” risk assessment of both IT and OT...

European standards body releases IoT security specifications

  ETSI said the new standard establishes a security baseline for internet-connected consumer products The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has released what it claims to be the first globally-acceptable security standard for consumer IoT devices. The ETSI Technical Committee on Cybersecurity (TC CYBER) said that the...

UK says potential risk of using Huawei for 5G can be mitigated: report

  A former head of the U.K. signals intelligence agency also said that there was no evidence of malicious Chinese state cyber activity through Huawei The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has concluded that the country has the tools to mitigate the potential risk from...