Poles feel safe; this is evident in recent research by CBOS which shows that 89% of the population declares Poland is a safe country and 95% claim their neighbourhoods are inviolable and free from danger. On top of this 60% of respondents said they were not afraid of being a victim of any kind of offence and only 14 percent states they have been a victim of theft over the past 5 years. Isn’t this idyllic? Yes; but it arguably leaves many Poles a little credulous, especially when faced by cybercrime.
Month: August 2017
Industry 4.0 – The Fourth Industrial Revolution That Will Herald A New Era in Cyber Security
Seven years ago, in a flurry of news headlines reminiscent of the recent WannaCry and NotPetya global ransomware attacks, reports came out about Stuxnet, a malware that targets Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) used in the automation of industrial machinery and processes. As the Iranians discovered at the time, this included nuclear centrifuges.
Despite infecting 200,000 computers worldwide and causing 1,000 machines in Iran’s Natanz nuclear facilities to shake themselves to pieces, it wasn’t long before it was largely forgotten about by the mainstream media. This may well have been because back in 2010 the concept of Industry 4.0 was still in its infancy and nowhere near as widely known as it is today.
The Adobe Flash Phaseout: what it means for you and Cybersecurity
Adobe has recently announced the decision to gradually phaseout its Flash format and is working with partners to maintain the plugin and ensure a smooth transition until the Adobe Flash phaseout is complete in 2020.
Outdated and full of vulnerabilities, Adobe’s Flash is causing more harm than it is good. It’s a consistent threat to web users’ systems everywhere and its usage is decreasing as the use of HTML5, WebGL and Web Assembly grow. According to Google, 80% of desktop Chrome users were accessing a page running Flash three years ago and that figure has dropped to only 17% this year.
Flash is infamous for its numerous security vulnerabilities. According to CVE Details, the ultimate security vulnerability data source, there have been over 1,000 reports of Flash cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which have given cyber criminals the opportunity to worm into victims’ computers and take advantage of stolen personal information.
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Incendies, inondations, accidents de la route… les technologies éléments incontournables de la sécurité publique
Longtemps considérées comme des gadgets, les technologies et notamment les drones, robots, casques de réalité augmentée ou autres réseaux de vidéo surveillance connaissent depuis quelques mois un fabuleux tournant dans leur développement. Elles font aujourd’hui partie intégrante des dispositifs de service des secours à la personne. Elles n’ont bien entendu pas vocation à remplacer les équipes d’intervention mais plutôt de faciliter leur tâche face aux flammes ou dans le cadre d’interventions en milieu difficile ou hostile. Alors quelles sont ces innovations qui renforcent la sécurité publique?
Les drones et les incendies qui ravagent le sud de la France. Ce sont certainement les équipements qui connaissent le plus fort développement. Equipés d’une caméra infrarouge, ces robots volants permettent de visualiser les points chauds et les personnes ou équipes présentes sur les lieux au moment d’un incendie. Ils facilitent les repérages mais aussi la progression des équipes. Un outil précieux pour les pompiers, en complément de l’hélicoptère, qui ont cependant des limites notamment lorsque le vent est élevé, comme cela s’est produit lors des derniers incendies. Autre point noir dans leur développement : la nécessité de former des pilotes au sein des équipes de secours. Nos regards sont aussi tournés vers les USA où Lockheed Martin a développé une unité de drones capable d’éteindre un incendie.