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Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.

Cyber Security

New Cyber Attack Trends Report Reveals That Digital Criminals Made Off With $45 Billion in 2018

Scott Ikeda Jul 22, 2019 0

Recent Cyber Incident & Breach Trends report not only reveals a $45 billion cyber crime industry in 2018, it also suggests a shift in cyber attack trends towards focused attacks on businesses.

Cyber Security

The Cutting Edge of AI Cyber Attacks: Deepfake Audio Used to Impersonate Senior Executives

Scott Ikeda Jul 18, 2019 0

Deepfake audio is becoming the powerful new tool to perform AI cyber attacks by impersonating executives to convince employees to authorize money transfers.

Data Privacy

How Serious is Huawei’s Claim That Hongmeng OS is Going to Be Faster, Have Comparable Privacy…

Scott Ikeda Jul 15, 2019 0

Huawei claims that not only will they benchmark its Hongmeng OS against Apple iOS when it comes to data privacy and security, it will also be 60% faster than Android and MacOS.

Data Protection

British Airways Facing Record Penalty; Is This the Beginning of Maximum GDPR Fines?

Scott Ikeda Jul 11, 2019 0

At a proposed value of £183 million, British Airways is facing the highest record of GDPR fines, Britain's DPA is making it clear that companies should protect customers’ data or be ready to pay.

Cyber Security

Chinese Hackers Demonstrate Their Global Cyber Espionage Reach with Breach at 10 of the…

Scott Ikeda Jul 8, 2019 0

Cybereason recently exposed a multi-year cyber espionage operation carried out by Chinese hackers where they follow their targets moving from country to country by hopping from one breached network to another.

Cyber Security

Cloud Solution Provider PCM Discloses Client Information Breach Just Days After Insight Acquisition…

Scott Ikeda Jul 4, 2019 0

Cloud solution provider PCM claimed minimal impact to their customers even though recent breach of Office 365 administrative credentials could lead to exposure of personal data and sensitive business documents.

Cyber Security

New Supply Chain Security Study Indicates Small Businesses May be Getting a Bum Rap

Scott Ikeda Jul 1, 2019 0

Supply chain security is a hot issue for enterprises with increasing third party data breaches. Recent (ISC)² study indicates these breaches are more likely the fault of a large enterprise partner than a small one.

Cyber Security

Possible U.S. Cyber Attack on Power Grid in Russia; Is Cyber Warfare on the Table?

Scott Ikeda Jun 28, 2019 0

Russia has been making news for hacking utility systems in other nations and for a change, news has emerged that U.S. is conducting cyber attack on power grid in Russia by planting malicious code.

Cyber Security

Cyber Crime Widely Underreported Says ISACA 2019 Annual Report on Cyber Security Trends

Scott Ikeda Jun 21, 2019 0

Recent 2019 ISACA annual report shows key interesting cyber security trends which includes underreporting of cyber crimes and internal employees being the third-greatest security threat.

Cyber Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data Breach Result of Supply Chain Attack

Scott Ikeda Jun 19, 2019 0

Data breach of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency’s subcontractor has exposed around 100,000 travelers’ images which further highlight the importance of vendor security compliance.

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