Logistics In Network

Keeping Your Personal Information Safe When you make a reservation, how does the travel industry store and then protect that data? The answer: not very well. Hackers can easily access all of your travel records, and that also includes your method of payment. For decades, the travel industry - especially the airlines - relies on a six-digit record locator, often called a PNR, or Passenger Name Record. Anyone with that locator number and the passenger's last name can access everything. Many airline sites do not limit the number of failed attempts to view reservation details. What's worse is that the airline reservation systems do not track logins. Until the airlines beef up security, keep in mind how many people can easily access your information if they have your locator. So keep that six-digit confirmation locator - that PNR - secret. Don't share it with anyone but the airline

Every millimeter of space matters when you’re trying to build increasingly complex electronics into increasingly tiny packages, and the relatively spacious SIM card has long been an area of frustration for hardware manufacturers. Now, the chip design company ARM may have an answer: an integrated component called an iSIM that’s built into the same chip as the processor. ARM says the iSIM will take up a “fraction of a millimeter squared,” whereas the current SIM standard — Nano SIMs — are about 12.3 x 8.8mm in size, not including the hardware usually needed to house them. Not only will that save space, but ARM says it’ll more importantly save on costs, too: instead of paying “tens of cents” per card, manufacturers will be paying single-digital cents. Don’t think your SIM card is about to disappear, though: this technology is being developed first for small Internet of Things devices, like wireless sensors that need cellular service to report their findings. ARM’s goal is to bring d...

• What is 5G? 5G networks are the next generation of mobile internet connectivity, offering faster speeds and more reliable connections on smartphones and other devices than ever before. Combining cutting-edge network technology and the very latest research, 5G should offer connections that are multitudes faster than current connections, with average download speeds of around 1GBps expected to soon be the norm. The networks will help power a huge rise in Internet of Things technology, providing the infrastructure needed to carry huge amounts of data, allowing for a smarter and more connected world. With development well underway, 5G networks are expected to launch across the world by 2020, working alongside existing 3G and 4G technology to provide speedier connections that stay online no matter where you are. • When will 5G launch? - 5G technology is expected to officially launch across the world by 2020 - The US, China and South Korea are expected to be some of the first...

Up to one third of all cybercrime perpetrated globally happens in the Asia-Pacific region, with hackers setting their sights on banks in "midtier" nations that have adopted digital strategies but have yet to grasp the gamut of threats posed by cybercriminals. As such, internet security firm McAfee urged companies and national authorities to uniformly implement basic security measures and invest in "defensive technologies" that would protect computer infrastructure against malicious hacking. The findings and recommendations were contained in a report released yesterday by McAfee and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) titled "Economic Impact of Cybercrime - No Slowing Down" which focused on the impact of cybercrime on economies worldwide. The report concludes that cybercrime costs businesses close to $600 billion, or 0.8 percent of global gross domestic product, which is up from a 2014 study that put global losses at about $445 b...

The General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into effect in May, is the biggest shakeup of personal data privacy rules since the birth of the internet, the EU says. It is aimed at curbing US tech giants like Facebook, but sole trader plumbers and window cleaners could face crippling fines if they fall foul of the law. Here's what you need to know. What is GDPR and when does it take effect ? The General Data Protection Regulation is a piece of EU legislation passed by the European Parliament in 2016. It is enforceable in all EU countries from May 25, 2018. Punishing fines for data misuse and breaches can reach £18million or 4 per cent of global annual turnover, whichever is higher. The GDPR aims to make it simpler for people to control how companies use their personal details. Strict rules mean companies will not be allowed to collect and use personal information without the person's consent. Data includes things like a person's name, email address an...

Modernizing Authentication - What It Takes to Transform Secure Access Network intrusions have become the new norm. Phishing attacks are a $5.3 billion industry, and attacks are expected to exceed $9 billion in 2018, according to the FBI. It's up to security tools such as network intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) to spot intruders before they can do serious damage. The IDPS appliance market contains standalone physical and virtual appliances that inspect defined network traffic, either on-premises or in the cloud. The vendors covered in this report are those that scored well according to Gartner surveys. Darktrace is included despite not being classified as an IDPS, because its technology has the potential to disrupt the market. Jump to:   •  McAfee NSP   •  Trend Micro TippingPoint   •  Hillstone NIPS   •  Darktrace Enterprise Immune System   •  NSFocus NGIPS   •  H3C SecBlade IPS   •...

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