All articles by Tom Ball
Tom Ball
IoT comes of age as adoption rates explode
Are you excited about the flood of IoT devices? Or do you believe their arrival is weakening the cybersecurity of major organisations?
Could you soon hail a Lyft with a self-driving Ford?
How would you feel about using a self-driving ride sharing service? Plans are well underway to make it a reality.
The cost of NOT educating staff on cybersecurity? £6.4 million
It is vital that everyone within an organisation is aware of cybersecurity threats, with simple methods such as phishing attacks leading to major incidents.
Equifax CEO Richard Smith quits after data breach
This news makes it evident that the boardroom is directly responsible for the organisation’s cybersecurity.
Will analysts own the future?
Human skills are set to remain essential, with those of data analysts and scientists expected to be most valuable.
Malware strikes back hitting Facebook, healthcare and education hard
Healthcare continues to show major cybersecurity weakness across the globe, with recent instances such as the WannaCry ransomware attack standing testament to this.
Ericsson, Telstra make transatlantic encryption breakthrough
Solid cybersecurity is essential across the industries, but the work must go on, and it must be efficient.
Microsoft Ignite: Quantum computing, Cloud & AI kick off the show
Microsoft are marching boldly into the future by making moves into areas such as quantum computing.
DDoS threat increases but are defences rising to the challenge?
Ever since the notorious Mirai Botnet attack, DDoS attacks have been strengthening and hitting more targets.
Payments buy up continues with $3.5bn Nets A/S deal
This payments takeover deal follows the $10 billion merger between Vantiv and UK payments leader Worldpay. Is a trend emerging?