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Can smart cities be secured and trusted?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

It is the year 2030, and you have had another busy day. A report by US cyber-security firm Recorded Future published last May highlighted a spike in ransomware attacks targeting US cities. Panic sets in, but you push past it and put a plan into motion. To pick your daughter up from school, you call a driverless car.

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Security Roundup July 2023

BH Consulting

The Irish Independent reported that the Government also plans to set up a national anti-ransomware organisation. Cyber Ireland, the industry body, forecasts that cybersecurity jobs will increase to 17,000 by 2030. MORE This Map from Orange tracks the growth of ransomware gangs since 2015. Courses will start in September.

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Overview of IoT threats in 2023

SecureList

Statista portal predicts their number will exceed 29 billion by 2030. Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. Ransomware Unlike DDoS malicious programs, ransomware largely targets IoT devices that contain user data: NAS boxes.

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Office 365 Backup Solutions: Security, Functionality & UI/UX

Spinone

Recent ransomware attacks , however, showed several inherent weaknesses in the security system of Microsoft services. In 2030, your client complains about your product, a piece of equipment for a spaceship that malfunctioned during its second mission to Venus. In theory, it can be used as a backup. Here’s an example.

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