Cylus, the provider of specialised cybersecurity solutions for the evolving railway, has announced its selection to the Thales cybersecurity programme in Paris, taking place at the new 34,000-square-meter Station F campus. Thales chose 11 candidates from a large pool of applicants to participate in its prestigious cybersecurity programme. Over a period of six months, Cylus […]

Industry experts have commented after British Airways announced it was investigating the theft of customer data from its website and mobile app. The airline, one of Europe’s largest, said the stolen data did not include travel or passport details and that the incident was being investigated as a ‘matter of urgency’. In a statement released online, […]

Passengers using Muscat International Airport – which opened its new, highly modernised terminal in March this year – are benefiting from enhanced operations and overall security experience thanks to Thales. This new expansion was aimed to service the 17% increase in passenger arrivals per year. Ensuring the realisation of state-of-the-art technology for operations and security infrastructure […]

Kaspersky Lab researchers have examined the security of 13 car sharing applications from household manufacturers across the globe – including those from Russia, the US and Europe. The company’s experts discovered that all of the applications contain a number of security issues that can potentially allow criminals to take control of shared vehicles, either by […]

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has announced it is the world’s first ticketing solution provider to be certified to deliver more secure, lower cost, faster contactless tickets based on an open standard called Calypso Light Application (CLAP). Public transportation authorities around the world no longer need to accept lower security, incompatibility and […]

The move towards connected and autonomous vehicles is reflected in the increasingly complex electronic and digital architecture of vehicles. However, while the focus has been resting on the value derived from these technologies, the risks and threats associated with them tend to be overlooked. New analysis by Frost & Sullivan, ‘An Insight on Cybersecurity Complexities […]

Industry experts have responded to comments made about cybersecurity risks posed to the UK’s critical infrastructure. Speaking with the BBC Today programme, and reported by the Daily Telegraph, General Sir Christopher Deverell, Commander of the UK’s Joint Forces Command, warned that traffic control systems were at risk of cyberattack, with road systems one of several […]

Self-drive vehicles are no longer just a hypothetical possibility. But while these new vehicles herald a revolutionary new era for transport, there are also some important security issues to be considered. Intelligent CISO hears two experts’ take on self-drive vehicles and hears how two companies have collaborated to try to tackle the cybersecurity problem. Scott […]

Argus Cyber Security, a global leader in automotive cybersecurity, has announced a collaboration with Ericsson to provide seamless cybersecurity for the connected automotive ecosystem – across vehicle cloud services, fleets and vehicles. As the number and diversity of connected services that interact with vehicles continue to increase, cyber threats also evolve and grow. Recent cyberattacks […]