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Bad news for hackers: UK govt announces new IoT cybersecurity law
2020-01-27 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The commercial market for connected devices is booming, with new variations of IoT technology arriving on the market every day. The scale of this market is truly enormous, with research suggesting there will be 75 billion connected devices in homes by 2025. But, beside the smart thermostat creating the perfect temperature and the smart TV adjusting the programme’s audio, there is an elephant in the room…read more on TotalTele.com »
Grabbing the Cybersecurity and Privacy Problems by the Horns: ECT News Roundtable, Episode 3
2020-01-23 22:26:57| TechNewsWorld
Cybersecurity and privacy threats aren't confined to the tech world. They've cast their pall on the world in general. Computer viruses, malware and data leaks have become commonplace, personal privacy has become a bad joke, and cyberwar looms like a virtual mushroom cloud. What sometimes gets lost in the gloom are the many ways security professionals have been working to shore up cyberdefenses.
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Is Congress Finally Ready to Take On Cybersecurity?
2020-01-23 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The United States Congress made some significant progress this session when it comes to data privacy, but cybersecurity remains a blind spot for lawmakers. Congress currently is considering a national privacy law that mirrors legislation enacted in the European Union. It would allow people to access, correct and request the deletion of the personal information collected from them.
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Cybersecurity 2020: A Perilous Landscape
2020-01-17 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
ybersecurity is a very serious issue for 2020 -- and the risks stretch far beyond the alarming spike in ransomware. In addition to the daily concerns of malware, stolen data and the cost of recovering from a business network intrusion, there is the very real danger of nefarious actors using cyberattacks to influence or directly impact the outcome of the 2020 U.S. general election.
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Cybersecurity 2020: The Danger of Ransomware
2020-01-10 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Ransomware tops the list of cybersecurity threats for 2020. While there have been efforts to convince individuals, corporations and municipalities not to pay ransoms, the simple fact is that whenever one is paid, the attack becomes a success that encourages cyberthieves to try again. Ransomware attacks increased 18 percent in 2019, up from an average 12 percent increase over the past five years.
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