Based on publicly available statistics and announcements monitored by Kaspersky experts, 2019 has seen at least 174 municipal organizations targeted by ransomware. Read Full Article
5G security and privacy for smart cities
The security concerns of 5G are inescapable. It is an evolving and developing technology built on top of the previous infrastructure, from which it will inevitably inherit vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. Read Full Article
Fooling the ‘Smart City’
The concept of a smart city brings together many modern technologies and solutions. Smart city infrastructures develop faster than security tools do, leaving ample room for the activities of both curious researchers and cybercriminals. Read Full Article
How to trick traffic sensors
These sensors are the lowest tier of ‘smart city’ infrastructure – they collect raw data about traffic and pass it on; without that data, no analysis can be done and systems cannot be configured properly. Therefore, the information coming from the sensors has to be accurate. But is that actually the case? Read Full Article
Does CCTV put the public at risk of cyberattack?
Police departments have been surveilling citizens for years with the help of security cameras set up throughout various cities. For hackers, being able to launch man-in-the-middle attacks on the video data is a short step away from replacing real video feeds with pre-recorded footage. Read Full Article