Cyber Security

As conventional anti‑intrusion technologies are giving way to a new generation of advanced smart home ecosystems, it is safe to say the residential security and hybrid home automation market is currently in a state of transformation. ABI predicts a growth rate of almost 500% in this emerging market between 2016 and 2020.

A cyber hack is a cyber hack you might say. However, the fact is that although the Government has made all the right noises in its National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021, the different consequences of a cyber attack have made the powers that be more fearful of some than others. But are they right to do so?

The DDoS attack mitigation technology from Imperva has been expanded. The second generation of the technology means faster performance for internet users and introduces a ten second DDoS mitigation Service Level Agreement (SLA) to minimise business disruption in the event of a DDoS attack.

  Anyone working within manufacturing or engineering knows the importance of inventions, designs and research. However knowing the best way of protecting these isn’t always apparent. Breakthrough magazine spoke to intellectual property law specialist, Cleveland Scott York IP, to find out what needs to be considered.

  Northrop Grumman has been awarded a two year contract by the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Special Projects Search and Counter Measures team for in-service support of the CUTLASS Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) remotely controlled vehicle.

Developer of commercial embedded software assurance tools and advanced cyber security solutions, GrammaTech, has announced that it has been awarded a $9m, three-year contract from the Office of Naval Research, a division of the United States Department of the Navy, to perform research and development into techniques for protecting software from cyber attacks. The goal of GrammaTech’s contribution to the overall Navy programme is to adv...

  To provide engineers with quantum-resistant authentication and data protection solutions, SecureRF and Intel are collaborating for Intel FPGA-based Internet of Things (IoT) projects.

  Provider of drone detection and mitigation products, DroneShield has noted a New York Post report on a collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a rogue drone over Staten Island in New York. The Army helicopter is understood to have conducted an emergency landing following the collision, and the authorities are investigating the incident.

  The National Cyber Security Centre-Finland of the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority has granted approval for the mobile security and public safety targeted Bittium Tough Mobile LTE-smartphone and related Bittium Secure Suite back-end system to process material that is classified nationally as confidential.

  When we first think of drones we think cool tech that can pretty much be used for anything. We never actually consider that damage drones can do, especially when it comes to soldiers safety. Coalition forces, aid groups and reporters in Iraq are harassed by commercial drones used by ISIS to spread fear.