Cyber Security & Smart Cities
The Keystone For Success.
In the near future, government leaders will be equipped with intelligent data. Sensors on streets will communicate with vehicles to provide real-time road and conditions. Traffic signals will dynamically change to reduce congestion. City leaders will evaluate the structural health of all infrastructure by monitoring vibrations at material conditions in buildings, bridges and monuments. Law enforcement and public health officials will use sensors for perimeter access control and hazardous gas monitoring. The benefits of smart city technologies are vast and quantifiable. They will save money and lives.
However, the benefits also come with risks. Relying on an infrastructure of millions of interconnected devices places security at a premium. The ability to infiltrate just one device could give hackers, terrorists or rogue nations the keys to wreak havoc on large population centers. Without a secure cyber foundation, smart cities will crumble. Built on a secure cyber foundation, smart cities will thrive. – Liz Hyman, Executive Vice President, Public Advocacy, CompTIA
Smart Cities In The News
81% of UK Healthcare Organizations Hit by Ransomware in Last Year
65% of respondents believe a cyber attack on their organization could lead to loss of life
Twitter Pulls Account After Argentinian Mega Breach Claims
Individual purports to have ID card details of entire population
Microsoft, Intel and Goldman Sachs Team Up For New Supply Chain Security Initiative
The Supply Chain Security group will bring in experts from across the tech sphere
LightBasin Operation Compromises 13 Global Telcos in Two Years
Stolen data would be useful to signals intelligence, says CrowdStrike
Apple iCloud Hacker Steals Nudes
Californian stole sexually explicit images of young women from hundreds of iCloud accounts
Why NDR? See the Entire Elephant in the Room
By Aimei Wei, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and Founder Network detection and response (NDR) has a long history, […] The post Why NDR? See the Entire Elephant in the Room appeared first on Cyber Defense Magazine.
Sinclair TV stations downtime allegedly caused by a ransomware attack
A ransomware attack is likely the cause of the recent downtime for TV stations owned by the Sinclair […] The post Sinclair TV stations downtime allegedly caused by a ransomware attack appeared first on Cyber Defense Magazine.
Prison for UPMC Data Thief
Former FEMA IT specialist given maximum sentence for stealing and selling UPMC employee data
Forensic Collections From a Mac: CHALLENG ES & SOLUTIONS
INTRODUCTION For law enforcement, finding and dealing with Apple devices in the field can create confusion and headaches […] The post Forensic Collections From a Mac: CHALLENG ES & SOLUTIONS appeared first on Cyber Defense Magazine.
DEFCON HACKING CONFERENCE 2019
CYBER SECURITY IN THE NEW AGE
Originally started in 1993, it was a meant to be a party for member of “Platinum Net”, a Fido protocol based hacking network out of Canada. As the main U.S. hub I was helping the Platinum Net organizer (I forget his name) plan a closing party for all the member BBS systems and their users. He was going to shut down the network when his dad took a new job and had to move away. We talking about where we might hold it, when all of a sudden he left early and disappeared. I was just planning a party for a network that was shut down, except for my U.S. nodes. I decided what the hell, I’ll invite the members of all the other networks my BBS (A Dark Tangent System) system was a part of including Cyber Crime International (CCI), Hit Net, Tired of Protection (ToP), and like 8 others I can’t remember. Why not invite everyone on #hack? Good idea!.
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