Security News

Smart Cities Challenge: Real-Time Risk Management
2018-11-07 18:03

Sarb Sembhi of Virtually Informed on Critical Steps to TakeMany of the devices that go into so-called smart cities and buildings are not built to be secure, making it difficult for security...

Smart cities are exposed to old-school threats
2018-08-09 18:10

Spurred by the false alarm that made Hawaii residents fear for their lives earlier this year, IBM X-Force Red and Threatcare researchers have decided to test several smart city devices and...

Smart cities spending to reach $158 billion in 2022
2018-07-25 11:15

Smart City initiatives will attract technology investments of more than $81 billion globally in 2018, and spending is set to grow to $158 billion in 2022, according to IDC. “The new edition of...

Smart cities: New threats and opportunities
2018-05-30 11:15

As smart cities integrate connected technologies to operate more efficiently and improve the quality of city services, new vulnerabilities arise that require diligent governance of municipal...

What will it take to keep smart cities safe? (Help Net Security)
2017-05-30 19:18

“Smart cities” use smart technologies in their critical infrastructure sectors: energy, transportation, environment, communications, and government. This includes smart systems for energy...

Smart cities face unique and escalating cyber threats (Help Net Security)
2016-10-20 12:45

Ninety-eight percent of respondents to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research consider smart cities at risk for cyber attacks. Smart cities use IT solutions to manage a wide range of city...

Week in review: Hacking smart cities, leaked hacking tools, and detecting hardware Trojans (Help Net Security)
2016-08-22 12:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: eBook: Defending against crypto ransomware Download your copy of the Defending against crypto ransomware eBook and get...

Hacking smart cities: Dangerous connections (Help Net Security)
2016-08-18 13:30

Once just a curiosity for technology enthusiasts, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become mainstream. In fact, the IoT security market is estimated to grow from USD 7.90 billion in 2016 to USD...