Pole Star launches PurpleTRAC risk management and sanctions compliance technology enabling global financial organisations to better manage exposure to shipping
London: With 90 per cent of all world trade by volume and 70 per cent by value transported by sea, the maritime sector is the backbone of international trade and a critical global industry.
Award-winning researchers at MWR Labs expose vulnerabilities in Samsung Galaxy S5 and Amazon Fire Phone
Double win for global security firm MWR InfoSecurity at Mobile Pwn2Own 2014
London, UK: At this year’s Mobile Pwn2Own event, that took place during the Applied Security Conference (PacSec) in Tokyo, the research arm of global consultancy MWR InfoSecurity - MWR Labs, won two different categories by exclusively demonstrating security flaws in both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Amazon Fire Phone. One team of researchers from MWR Labs in the UK exploited the Samsung Galaxy S5, enabling them to steal personal details, while another team from MWR Labs in South Africa exposed a remote code execution on the Amazon Fire Phone.
Underestimating the value of sharing data and working on shared solutions is one of the biggest flaws a company can make today. By sharing data, companies can greatly mature their consumption and application of security intelligence as well as addressing issues appropriately and reaching sensible decisions.
Most of us have been in an airport and heard the announcement over the loud speaker; “If you see something, say something.” The airport has security personnel; however, their agents cannot be everywhere at once. They collectively rely on travelers passing through the airport to be their eyes and ears in places agents cannot be. In this way, as an airport traveler, you are a “sensor” watching for, detecting, and alerting on suspicious behavior such as unoccupied luggage.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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