Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Sophos is an international company specialising in security software and hardware. The company is a leader in the field of cybersecurity, developing products that prevent and combat a variety of cyber-attacks. Daily News Egypt interviewed Sophos’ vice president for the Middle…
Chrysler calls on cybersecurity researchers for a bug hunt
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans FCU US, formerly Chrysler Group, has put up a bounty and called upon cybersecurity researchers to poke around and find holes in the security systems of their vehicles. FCA US has put up a bounty program on Bugcrowd, an online community…
Car and Truck Manufacturers Look to Confront Cybersecurity Issues
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As manufacturers pack cars and trucks with electronics and wireless connections, security experts are increasingly worried about the potential for hackers to take control of vehicles. Already, hackers have demonstrated how they can take control of a Jeep Cherokee and drive…
Keppel T&T partners with Singapore’s largest security firm to boost cybersecurity
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The partnership will take effect in August. Aiming to benefit from the cyber security solutions by leading security organisation Certis CISCO, Keppel T&T has partnered with Quann, the security firm’s subsidiary. According to a press release by Keppel T&T, the partnership…
Cybersecurity Firm Bay Dynamics Nabs $23M
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyberrisk analytics company Bay Dynamics announced on Wednesday (July 13) that it secured $23 million in a Series B funding round, led by Carrick Capital Partners. The new capital will be used to help fuel national and global growth, a go-to-market…
U.S. Air Force project threatened by cybersecurity cost overruns
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. Air Force is learning a tough lesson when it comes to hardening its systems against cyberintrusions, primarily that the cybersecurity threat landscape changes faster than the military’s budgeting process. The Air Force’s Operational Control Segment (OCX) program, which oversees…
Singapore and Netherlands to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Tuesday (Jul 12) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity cooperation. The agreement, which will last for an initial two-year period, commits both parties…
Keep smartphones backdoor free, urges cybersecurity expert Susan Landau
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans After years of debate on whether to give the FBI and other federal agencies the tools to bypass smartphone security, it appears we are still light-years away from any resolution. There was a moment a few months ago when proposed legislation…
Bitdefender turns to CNN for smart home cybersecurity branded content campaign
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bitdefender, a leading internet security technology company protecting 500 million users worldwide, is raising awareness about cybersecurity threats in the Internet of Things space (IoT) through a unique, highly targeted advertising campaign on CNNMoney with a goal to grow sales of…
Going On the Offensive in Healthcare Cybersecurity
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans With evolving healthcare cybersecurity threats, organizations must be prepared and ready to go on the offensive against attacks. I don’t think anyone needs much more convincing when it comes to healthcare cybersecurity. It’s clear that healthcare is under attack by a…