The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) has launched a new online Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime Analysis to help meet Canada’s growing demand for professionals with cybersecurity skills. This new post-graduate program has been established to furnish professionals with the advanced knowledge and applied analytical skills necessary to help prevent, detect, and respond to the constantly evolving landscape of cybercrime.  “Cybercrime is an ever-increasing threat that requires constant vigilance,” said Dr. Michel Tarko, JIBC president and CEO.  “We’re…

Howard University professor talks about his research in emerging technologies. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Dr. Danda Rawat, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Howard University, about artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and how they can help cybersecurity. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: I know that your, your focus a lot is on AI, machine learning, and wireless networking for connected systems. Expand on that for…

Cybersecurity can use some help from AI and ML Length: 9:30 | Dec 18, 2020 Howard professor says security must reach all types of networks, including IoT and ad hoc networks. Source link

Chinese multinational technology company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is offering Uyghur/ethnic minority recognition as a cloud service, according to a new report by surveillance industry researcher IPVM and The New York Times. Users simply send photographs of people taken on their phones or pulled from surveillance videos to Alibaba’s facial recognition service, then receive an alert if the subject is identified as a minority Uyghur from the western province of Xinjiang. The Cloud Shield system offered by Alibaba Cloud “detects and recognizes text, pictures, videos, and…

Security research firm examines configuration of core components to spot weaknesses in PFCP and HTTP/2 protocols. Global cybersecurity company Positive Technologies identified several potential vulnerabilities in 5G standalone networks that could result in denial of service for customers and trouble for network operators.   In the new report, “5G Standalone core security research,” researchers analyzed the security of the network architecture, interaction of network elements, and subscriber authentication and registration procedures. The report considered these…

Cyberattack recovery frameworks are a necessary part of cybersecurity. Learn how to develop a recovery plan that meets your company’s needs. Image: iStockphoto/Andriy Onufriyenko The cliche, “It’s not a matter of if, but when” is wearing thin when it comes to cybersecurity; however, no matter how weary the cliche, it can serve as a reminder to prepare for a cyberattack. During an attack, cybercriminals are counting on the fact that no one is thinking clearly,…

By Andy Harcup, VOP, Absolute Software The annual CPS report, analyzed by Griffin Law, a UK litigation practice, revealed that 59 incidents were so severe that they were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and potentially affected up to 1,346 people. The CPS is hardly the first agency to struggle with device and data security, but the lack of urgency shown by the government over these persistent threats to the UK’s national cyber security is troubling….

Data privacy trends in the US in light of this year’s election and other recent events were discussed by a panel during the FTI Consulting webinar The New Privacy Landscape: California’s New Law and Prospects for Federal Action. The significance of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), passed last month to expand the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was firstly highlighted by the panel. Dominique Shelton Leipzig, firmwide co-chair of Perkins Coie’s Ad Tech…