Above – Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels With people working from home more this year the opportunity for hackers to use mobile connectivity to gain access to personal and work systems has increased massively. The creativity that is involved is amazing and cybercriminals continue to develop new ways to attack our systems and steal …
Biometric data is derived from measuring and calculating unique human characteristics like fingerprints and palm prints. For decades, these basic forms of biometric data have been used to grant access to secure areas. For example, employees are often required to scan their face, eyes, palm, or thumb to gain access to high-security areas. Similar to …
Eleven years on from the creation of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency security is still a genuine struggle. Crypto security firm Slowmist keeps an ongoing log of blockchain, exchange, and wallet hacks. So far, the company estimates that blockchain hackers have lifted a cool $13 billion in 319 separate events. And hacking is big business. Far from …
Cybersecurity is a serious concern for both businesses and individuals. A growing number of global cyber threats, data breaches, and cybercrimes in recent years have made it to the news headlines. It is estimated that cybercrimes will cost $6 trillion a year by 2021. Yahoo has been a victim of one of the biggest data …
Image: Unsplash Cross-layered detection and response or XDR is a relatively new security strategy, which offers advanced protection by enabling complete security visibility and response automation. It does not only focus on endpoints but extends its functions into network and user activities. Also, referred to as Expanded Detection and Response, XDR goes beyond endpoints to …
The Apple iOS 14 operating system will require apps to ask users for permission to collect and share data using Apple’s device identifier. Facebook will not collect the identifier for advertisers (IDFA) on our own apps on iOS 14 devices. The identifier was critical for Facebook targeting its audience network ads. Facebook says the Apple …
The 32nd Hot Chips conference is happening now. Sander Olson is attending. He has provided presentations to Nextbigfuture that are highlights of the conference. Intel described their Xeon “ice lake” CPU. Intel claims dramatic improvements in encryption, and ice lake should come with 28 cores. Ice Lake incorporates a new microarchitecture, and will be the …
Due to rampant cyberattacks, companies are upping their cybersecurity investments. Worldwide security spending is expected to grow by 2.4 percent and hit $123.8 billion this year. However, despite the wider adoption of security tools and solutions, many organizations still have yet to adopt security testing as a core element in their security strategies. Security testing …
The privacy debate is mostly centered around government snooping especially after the stunning revelations about the sheer volume of raw data that governments and their agencies collect under the guise of protecting national security interests. The Domestic Surveillance Directorate of the NSA says, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear about …
In the old days, it used to be a big deal for listening devices or bugs to be placed into your home. Here is a clip from the movie Charlie Wilson’s War where a CIA agent placed a bug onto a bottle of scotch given to Senator Charlie Wilson. Charlie Wilson gets all offended that …
Cambridge Quantum Computing uses photonics and quantum entanglement to generate truly random numbers. They also constantly verify that quantum randomness is being maintained. Failure to of quantum randomness tests indicates that there has been interference and tampering. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per …