MCYSEKA-Maritime Cyber Security Knowledge Archive

Security compliance and governance specialist Datanomic claims that the rise of mobile money services amongst cellcos in emerging markets is increasing the risk that the carriers are inadvertently getting involved in the darker side of commerce.

Intel’s Anti-Theft (AT) technology – which allows companies to give a remote command to a laptop PC to disable access to the computer’s operating system or, where appropriate, disable the encryption key system – is reportedly being tested by a number o…

Absolute Software, the company behind the Computrace BIOS-based laptop tracking and remote disabling technology, has warned holidaymakers of the increased risks of home theft in the UK this summer.

A survey of what are called ‘alleged security conscious professionals’ claims that more than half of them are moving company data around on unencrypted USB drives.

The US has published a strategy aimed at improving the security of online transactions.

A Minnesota man was indicted yesterday for an incident where he allegedly hacked into a neighbor’s WiFi network and sent threatening emails to the vice president, governor of Minnesota, and a US senator.

The iPhone’s new operating system – iOS 4 – has been hacked by at least one expert, and other websites report that the OS will be cracked by them by the weekend.

European Union data protection rules need re-working to better meet the needs of internet users and give them greater control over personal data, says Viviane Reding, the EU Justice Commissioner.

Concern about the security of public internet access is still preventing many businesses giving mobile access to company data, says secure connection software supplier NCP.

The iPhone’s new operating system – iOS 4 – has been hacked by at least one expert, and other websites report that the o.s. will be cracked by them by the weekend.