Tag: Society

  • Interview: Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society

    This article is an interview with Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society, a new privacy advocacy and …

  • Internet Society: cryptocurrency probably not an identity system

    Too many cryptocurrency people are trying to force-fit blockchain technology into identity solutions, when ID needs its own solutions. …

  • Is It Possible To Benefit Society With Virtual Reality?

    There are already a variety of thinkers considering how AR and VR will transform society, changing the way we age, connect with one …

  • Child abuse images viewed by ‘horrifying’ number of people

    A “horrifying” number of people in the UK are looking at images of child abuse online, according to one of the country’s leading …

  • Cashless Society: Is This What An ‘E-krona’ In Sweden Could Look Like?

    Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, is examining the need for a krona in electronic format and published its first interim report on the ‘E-krona’ project amid swift virtual currency developments. It could potentially complement banknotes and coins in circulation, with a decision expected in 2019. Read full news article on Forbes.com  

  • Evolving towards a Homogenous Society: The Risk of the New Digital Economy

    The recent WannaCry attack was interesting for a couple of reasons. First, the speed and scale of the attack was impressive. Read full news article on Fortinet Blog  

  • Infosec17: Society needs to address encryption dilemma

    According to one of the directors at Interpol we are facing a “tsunami of criminality” online, says Mary Aiken, forensic cyber psychologist and advisor to the European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) at Europol. Download this free guide Data protection: Read full news article on ComputerWeekly.com  

  • Internet Society Takes On IoT, Website Security, Incident Response via OTA Merger

    The storied Internet Society (ISOC) founded 25 years ago by the fathers of the Internet, Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, enters a new chapter on July 1 when the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) officially merges under the global organization. OTA is the 13-year old nonprofit best known for its Honor Roll for security- and privacy-vetted…

  • NHS cyber-attack causing disruption one week after breach

    NHS trusts are experiencing disruption one week after a cyber-attack caused havoc in more than 150 countries. The unprecedented ransomware breach froze computers across the health service last Friday and threatened to delete files unless a ransom was paid. Read full news article on The Guardian  

  • WannaCry attack lifts shares in cybersecurity firm Sophos to record high

    UK cybersecurity firm Sophos has been inundated with calls since the biggest ever ransomware attack was unleashed last week on the NHS and businesses around the world, the company has revealed. Shares hit a fresh record high after Sophos, a cloud network security specialist that counts the NHS among its clients, reported a sharp rise…

  • Cybersecurity stocks boom after ransomware attack

    The ransomware attack that disrupted the NHS and businesses around the world has led to a boom in share prices of cybersecurity companies – including the firm used by the health service to protect it against hackers. With governments and companies expected to increase spending on IT security after being caught out by the attack,…

  • Cybersecurity stocks boom in wake of ransomware attack

    The ransomware attack that disrupted the NHS and businesses around the world has led to a boom in share prices of cybersecurity companies – including the firm used by the health service to protect it against hackers. With governments and companies expected to increase spending on IT security after being caught out by the attack,…