Big companies regularly get their security posture assessed for weak links. To that end, they invite penetration testers who try to compromise the organizations’ IT infrastructure and gain access to proprietary sensitive information. This proactive strategy aims at giving the management an idea of what improvements can be made to better protect the company against […]
Will The Internet Of Things Enable Your Kettle To Steal Your Car?
Barry Mattacott, marketing director at security specialist Wick Hill Group, looks at the security risks of linking more and more smart devices to our networks. Are we just creating ever more vulnerable endpoints in today’s world of the Internet of Things? Back in the good old days, we nailed the front door up tight with […]
Enterprises Signing Up For More Than One New Cloud Service Every Day
No weekend downtime for cloud risk in Europe warns Skyhigh Networks in new report Report: info.skyhighnetworks.com/rs/274-AUP-214/images/WP-Cloud-Adoption-and-Risk-Report-Q2-EU.pdf LONDON – 30 JUNE 2015 – European enterprises are adding new cloud services at a rapid rate, finds a new report from Skyhigh Networks, the cloud security and enablement company. According to The Cloud Adoption and Risk Report for […]
Status of Vessels and Crews Seized by Pirates in Somali, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean
At least 25 foreign vessels plus one barge are kept in Somali hands against the will of their owners, while at least 448 hostages – including an elderly British yachting couple and the 5 new hostages from Somaliland – suffer to be released. Request the Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor from ECOTERRA Intl. for background […]
Harmful effects of inadequate sleep
Besides the possible problems and dangers of being unalert; (according to the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 100,000 traffic accidents each year are caused by fatigue and drowsiness), what are the effects of inadequate sleep on our body? As we all know, sleep is a primary requirement for all living things. Sleep deprivation […]