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FIDO Alliance accelerates momentum in Europe in 1H 2018

London, U.K.: FIDO Alliance has accelerated momentum both in Europe and worldwide in 2018, five years since its launch, with a number of significant milestones, including:

· Launch of FIDO2: In partnership with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), FIDO Alliance announced the achievement of a major standards milestone in the global effort to bring simpler yet stronger web authentication to users worldwide. The FIDO2 project, designed to bring FIDO authentication to billions of users through updated web browsers and device operating systems, launched with committed browser support from Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox, and marks a significant step towards creating a web less reliant on passwords and making FIDO standards ubiquitous across all platforms. The FIDO Alliance enables users to securely access web services through browsers via a single gesture -- such as touching a fingerprint sensor, looking at a camera or inserting a security key.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Saturday, 02 June 2018 11:37

PSSA appoints new Chairman

The May Council meeting of the PSSA appointed Paul Jeffrey as the new Chairman of the Association – to succeed Simon Towers who has completed his two-year term of office. Paul takes the role on a voluntary and independent basis, having recently left Avon Barrier. He has been a member of the PSSA Council since the formation of the Association in 2009.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Appointments, Promotions & Personality Profile; Posted On Saturday, 02 June 2018 11:29

Cybercriminals have seven-Day to weaponise vulnerabilities - New research

Tenable quantifies decisive security metric in determining overall Cyber Exposure

COLUMBIA, Md., LONDON: Tenable®, Inc. has released a new research report today that quantifies the window of opportunity cybercriminals have to weaponize vulnerabilities. The research found that cybercriminals have a median seven-day window of opportunity during which they can exploit a vulnerability to attack their victims, potentially siphoning sensitive data, launching ransomware attacks and causing extensive financial damage before organizations even take the first step to determine their Cyber Exposure and whether they are at risk.

: ELIZABETH NIKOLOVA; Case Studies; Posted On Saturday, 02 June 2018 11:19

£850M SEA CEPTOR MISSILE SYSTEM ENTERS SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL NAVY

A world-class missile system that will protect the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers has officially entered service, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced recently.

Sea Ceptor provides a powerful shield against airborne threats, including hostile combat jets, helicopters and other missiles, and has been developed and manufactured through Ministry of Defence contracts worth around £850m.