A smart contract is a self-executing Ethereum-based contract with the conditions of an agreement between two parties directly written into computer lines of code. Smart contracts are the building blocks of…
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New area of wireless communication in industrial automation
Since the mid-1990s, industrial communication technologies have been increasingly oriented towards mainstream technologies. These mainstream solutions – in part adapted – have been incorporated into the automation tasks of the manufacturing…
Report calls for urgent action to meet cyber threat to critical infrastructure
Global safety charity, Lloyd’s Register Foundation today launched a report called Operational Cyber Security for the Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities. It highlights an impending threat to critical infrastructure…
Security Flaws in Dynamic Memory Management
Security flaws that can introduce vulnerabilities in a software under development are normally repaired in the source code itself. Although it is not always possible to classify a vulnerability as…
Digital Insurance: 5 digital trends shaping the insurance industry
At this point in history, the digital revolution has turned nearly every industry upside-down in one way or another. The disruptions are clearly visible in industries like retail, where the rise…
COVID-19: What healthcare IoT cyber security learned from the first wave
Healthcare organisations, like hospitals and medical research institutions, have been hit hard by the COVID pandemic and cyber criminals have, unfortunately, taken advantage of the situation. Cynerio CEO, Leon Lerman reports that…
API Security Weekly: Issue #90
This week, we take a look at how Twitter API erroneously allowed browsers to cache sensitive data, and how skimmers have found a way to use Google Analytics APIs to get…
Ready, Get Set, Go: Cybersecurity Trends in 2020 and Beyond
When the entire world is dreading about the pandemic, it’s an exciting time for hackers as there are more vulnerable opportunities to attack identity and access vectors.
In this article, we…
4 Best Practices for Securing Your SAP HANA Database
Databases hold the proverbial keys to modern business processes. These systems contain vast amounts of highly valuable and often sensitive data. This makes database systems a prime target for attackers. Comprehensive…
Risky Science of Risk Assessment
Data is the currency of the digital age. It is the foundation for analytics. The value of data lies in the context it provides and the timeliness of its content. Information…