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6 cybersecurity trends we’re thankful for

The Parallax

Certainly, we’ve recently been bombarded by alarming or depressing news in the cybersecurity and privacy arena, from new scams exploiting hacked passwords to hacks of 30 million Facebook accounts to the rise of the Meltdown and Spectre hardware exploits. election security experts grab the attention of influencers in D.C.

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This hack could take control of your Ford

The Parallax

A successful hack on its own isn’t likely to result in stolen vehicles, however: Wooden’s exploit does not deactivate a car’s immobilizer. As seen in the video below, Wooden demonstrates the hack working from the third-floor balcony of a hotel within eyesight of a 2019 Ford Mustang test car. READ MORE ON CAR HACKING.

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Next up on hackers’ IoT target list: Gas stations

The Parallax

CANCÚN, Mexico—You can add gas stations to the growing list of real-world hacking targets. Two security researchers in Israel have new evidence that gas station systems, from cash registers to fuel pumps, are connected to the Internet and exposed to malicious hackers. 5 questions to ask before buying an IOT device.

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Industrial systems need to prepare for the ‘big one’—but they’re not

The Parallax

If hacks are like earthquakes—something you can prepare for but can’t avoid—the organizations that oversee the industrial-control systems that monitor and manage electricity, water, oil, transportation, and other essential daily services aren’t taking enough steps to prepare them. Next up on hackers’ IoT target list: Gas stations.

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How companies are innovating in the energy sector

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

With people using over a million terajoules of energy a day (Source: BBC Future), burning of coal, oil and gas has reached record levels. Technological innovation (IoT, AI, analytics, robotics) coupled with changing consumer behavior will design tomorrow’s energy landscape. every year till we hit 2040. EOMAP GmbH & Co. Conclusion.

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