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Securing Smart Cities
Securing Smart Cities
Let’s make smart cities cyber-safe
Securing Smart Cities is a not-for-profit global initiative that aims to solve the existing and future cybersecurity problems of smart cities through collaboration between companies, governments, media outlets, other not-for-profit initiatives and individuals across the world.
Research
LoRaWAN Networks Susceptible to Hacking: Common Cyber Security Problems, How to Detect and Prevent Them
AUTHORS: Cesar Cerrudo, CTO, IOActive, Esteban Martinez Fayo, Director of Database Security, IOActive, Matias Sequeira, Security ResearcherRead More
5G Security and Privacy for Smart Cities
AUTHORS: Amin Hasbini, Head of research center, META, Kaspersky, David Jordan, VP of Cyber Services and Smart Cities, Mission Secure Inc., Alan Seow, Cybersecurity Practitioner,
CONTRIBUTORS: Cesar Cerrudo, CTO, IOActiveRead More
Smart Cities Cyber Security Worries (infographic)
AUTHORS: Cesar Cerrudo, CTO, IOActiveRead More
Securing the Smart City Olympics
AUTHORS: Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab, Martin Tom-Petersen, CEO and Co-founder, Smart City Catalyst, Cesar Cerrudo, CTO, IOActive Labs Read More
The Smart Cities Internet of Access Control, opportunities and cybersecurity challenges
AUTHORS: Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab, Martin Tom-Petersen, Client director and partner, Smart City Catalyst Read More
Smart Cities Cyber Crisis Management
AUTHORS: Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab, Raddad Ayoub, Advisory Partner – Africa, India and Middle East (AIM), Martin Tom-Petersen, Client director and partner, Smart City Catalyst, Loïc Falletta, Owner and Principal Security Consultant at Yinkozi, Ltd, David Jordan, CISO, Arlington County Government, Virginia, USA, Alan Seow, Cybersecurity Practitioner, Sandeep Singh, Security Consultant Read More
Smart cities appeal and 15 things that should not go wrong
AUTHORS: Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab, James Mckinlay, Director, Praetorian Consulting International Limited, Martin Tom-Petersen, Client director and partner, Smart City Catalyst, Aseem Jakhar, Co-Founder – Payatu, hardwear.io, nullcon, null, Amgad Magdy, INVLAB Founder, IS Consultant, David Jordan, CISO, Arlington County Government, Virginia, USA Read More
Establishing a Safe and Secure Municipal Drone Program
AUTHORS: Brian Russell, Chief Engineer, Leidos, Mohamad Amin Hasbini Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab and Martin Tom-Petersen, Client director and partner, Smart City Catalyst Read More
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Fooling the ‘Smart City’
AUTHORS: Denis Makrushin, Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, Vladimir Dashchenko, Research Developer, Critical Infrastructure Protection at Kaspersky Lab Read More
(Ab)using Smart Cities
AUTHORS: Matteo Beccaro, Founder & CTO at Opposing Force, Matteo Collura, Researcher at Politecnico di Torino Read More
The Smart City Department Cyber Security role and implications
AUTHORS: Mohamad Amin Hasbini, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky Lab, Cesar Cerrudo, CTO, IOActive Labs, David Jordan, CISO, Arlington County Government, Virginia, USA, Ramzi El-Haddadeh, Associate professor, Management Information Systems, Qatar University, Alan Seow, Cyber Security Practitioner, Samir Pawaskar, Cyber Security Policy and Standards Section Head, Qatar Ministry of Information and Communications Technology Team. Read More
Pen Testing a City
AUTHORS: Gregory Conti (West Point), Tom Cross (Drawbridge Networks), and David Raymond (Virginia Tech) Read More
Cyber Security Guidelines for Smart City Technology Adoption
AUTHORS: Cesar Cerrudo, Amin Hasbini, Brian Russell Read More
Does CCTV put the public at risk of cyberattack? How Insecure surveillance technology is working against you
AUTHOR: Vasilios Hioureas, Thomas (TK) Kinsey Read More
An Emerging US (and World) Threat: Cities Wide Open to Cyber Attacks
AUTHOR: Cesar Cerrudo Read More
News
September 17, 2019 – The Wall Street Journal
How Hackers Could Break Into the Smart City
June 20, 2019 – HostingAdvice.com
April 25, 2019 2 PM ET NEW WEBINAR!!!
Jaunary 9, 2018 – TechRepublic.com
15 hot tech jobs for smart cities in 2018 and beyond
December 5, 2017 – Infosecurity-Magazine.com
Security is Biggest Barrier to Smart City, IIoT Projects
November 15, 2017 – ZdNet.com
Huawei announces smart city control centre
October 11, 2017 – Networkworld.com
How smart cities can protect against IoT security threats
September 7, 2017 – ResearchandMarkets.com
August 29, 2017 – theAustralian.com.au
Why the best smart city is a secure one
July 5, 2017 – theUrbanDeveloper.com
“Smart” Cities and Buildings: The Emergence of the Cyber Safe Building
June 1, 2017 – Reuters.com
Robocop joins Dubai police to fight real life crime
May 30, 2017 – Zdnet.com
Energy and information sabotage: The threats facing our smart cities
May 10, 2017 – Csoonline.com
How ‘smart cities’ push IoT cybersecurity for state and local IT
April 28, 2017 – Hbr.org
Smart Cities Are Going to Be a Security Nightmare
April 10, 2017 – Technologyreview.com
Smart Cities Could Be Crippled by Dumb Security
March 17, 2017 – Workplaceinsight.net
Singapore, London, New York, Paris and Tokyo leading the charge of smart cities
March 16, 2017 – dailydot.com
Cities are getting smarter—and much easier to hack
January 30, 2017 – TheNextWeb.com
Hackers use ransomware to target hotel guests’ door locks
January 27, 2017 – Washingtonpost.com
Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, city officials disclose
December 22, 2016 – Phys.org
Future ‘smart cities’ should be super-connected, green and resilient
December 13, 2016 – Readwrite.com
Aye! Smart city projects squirrel away $31m in Scotland
November 18, 2016 – Information-age.com
The role of the Internet of Things in developing smart cities
November 1, 2016 – Theconversation.com
How to ensure smart cities benefit everyone
September 26, 2016 – NSF.gov
NSF commits more than $60 million to Smart Cities Initiative
September 9, 2016 – Readwrite.com
Can UK smart city projects harness $7B in private funding?
September 6, 2016 – Forbes.com
Google Takes Big Data To Smart Cities
August 8, 2016 – Pcmag.com
Mumbai City to Get Free Wi-Fi Hotspots
August 4, 2016 – BBC.com
Are smart city transport systems vulnerable to hackers?
June 23, 2016 – TheVerge.com
Columbus wins the White House’s ‘Smart City’ challenge
May 27, 2016 – TheStranger.com
Smart Meter Companies Sue Local Activist and City to Block Disclosure of Security Audits
March 14, 2016 – TheVerge.com
One of these seven US cities will receive $5o million to rethink urban transport
January 4, 2016 – Marketwatch.com
The ‘mind-boggling’ risks your city faces from cyber attackers
November 18, 2015 – Helpnetsecurity.com
Guidelines for smart city technology adoption
September 27, 2015 – GEReports.com
October 14, 2015 – Threatpost.com
Podcast: Securing Smart Cities
September 27, 2015 – GEReports.com
August 4, 2015 – NewScientist.com
Cyber attack: How easy is it to take out a smart city?
July 7, 2015 – DarkReading.com
Smart Cities’ 4 Biggest Security Challenges
June 10, 2015 – NYTimes.com
Traffic Hacking: Caution Light Is On
May 27, 2015 – Helpnetsecurity.com
Solving the cybersecurity challenges of smart cities
May 26, 2015 – NYTimes.com
Security Researchers Start Effort to Protect ‘Smart’ Cities
May 13, 2015 – Theguardian.com
Blog
January 29, 2021 – The importance of cybersecurity for Smart Cities embarking on digital banking
By Alan Seow, Cyber Security Practitioner The banking sector in Singapore (known of its Smart Nation vision) has been making headway in digital transformation with the granting of digital bank licenses. The 5G connectivity coupled with the adult population’s reliance on online banking as their only means for banking transactions has been increasing and it is not surprise to see … Read More
March 26, 2020 – Navigating Digital Services within SMART CITY with Cybersecurity in-mind
By Alan Seow, Cyber Security Practitioner Smart City – No doubt when one hears about this, it should be about technology which connects every nook and corner and provides intelligent solutions to its citizens. One prominent example that can be easily associated with is digital services. A secured digital service, apart from improving citizenry overall digital experience in terms of … Read More
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