First DDR5 memory
Current applications require high power thus driving the increase in the number of process cores and remain limited by DRAM hardware. The new DDR5 memory offers us twice the data transfer rate.
https://www.techradar.com/news/micron-sends-out-first-ddr5-samples
Seagate is bringing modular storage
The Seagate Lyve Drive mobile system wants to ensure that they want to connect homes, factories and vehicles by supplying artificial intelligence. The company has announced that it is meeting expectations with the option of storing data over the next five years.
https://www.techradar.com/news/seagate-is-bringing-modular-storage-to-businesses
You’ve been hit by a data breach
Although data breaches are more frequent, most of us think that they will not happen to us. In August, reports presented statistics that the number of violations increased in 2019 by 54%. We should really think about it and not only think “if” will happen but just start to protect ourselves from “when” it will happen.
https://www.techradar.com/news/youve-been-hit-by-a-data-breach-now-what
First international smart home
The Open Connectivity Foundation assures us that after the certification of products in 2020 they will provide us with reliable and secure communication between devices.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/01/06/smart-home-standard/
New Mirai Malware
The Mirai software also called ECHOBOT is extremely dangerous for IoT devices. Attacking program turns devices into zombie machines and can be used for many malicious situations.
Payment Card Theft Via PoS Malware
Cybercriminals have stolen information from customer payment cards a malware attack was carried out in one of the popular restaurant chains in the US Landry’s.
https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/landry-pos-malware-attack.html?m=1
US Biz Wins
Data theft is becoming increasingly common in ransomware attacks, raising the stake for the victim’s organization. The American company Biz refused to pay up, which caused was to publish their data. Despite the blackmail, the company referred the case to an Irish court and received the highest court order against registrants on the IP address that is associated with the “mazenews” website.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-biz-court-case-ransomware-data
Google cuts off Xiaomi
Dio the guy from the Netherlands experienced a very strange and embarrassing situation. When he connected to his Xiaomi camera did not see the live image from his point only other places of foreign people. The Google Nest Hub device transferred images from various places from other homes. Google is aware of the problem and are in touch with Xiaomi. As part of security, Google has disabled integration with Xiaomi.
Canadian Banks Spoofed
Several banks in Canada have been hacked in a very similar way. The attack was carried out by email, which included a PDF attachment with the bank’s official logo, as well as an authorization code.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/canadian-banks-spoofed-in-2year/