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Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan heralds shift in defence strategy
President Obama’s recent Cybersecurity National Action Plan underlines the importance of cyber defence amidst growing risks and threats. On February 9th, US President Barack Obama announced the Cybersecurity National Action Plan, a
How Cyber (In)Secure is Air Travel?
A ‘successful’ cyber attack could cause financial loss, reputational damage and threaten passenger safety. The industry must meet the challenge presented by highly skilled hackers, seeking to exploit a number
Switzerland’s alpine fortresses spur start-up boom
Switzerland wants to be world’s data bank. To this end, the Swiss are repurposing their nuclear proof mountain forts into ultra-secure data centers. Switzerland has long prospered from its unique
Japan extends sanctions against North Korea
Following international allegations of cyber-hacking and continued nuclear testing, Japan is the next nation to extend sanctions against North Korea. However, there is still hope that North Korea might be
Opinion: Software “backdoors” a risk to corporate security
Proposals by the American, British and Chinese governments mandating the installment of “backdoors” in encryption software threaten to undermine the security of the internet and expose consumers and corporations to
Regin changes the face of cyber security
A new and more powerful form of government-sponsored malware needs our attention. Businesses may need to increase their investments in cyber defence. In November, the security experts at Symantec and
4 trends in cyber security for businesses
In the wake of several high-profile cyber attacks on major sectors of the global economy, cyber security ranks as a principal concern to businesses across a range of industries and
Global security spending continues to rise
Armed conflicts in the 21st century are less common than before, or at least that is what conflict focused databases have shown in the last few years. However, other forms
