Cyber Security Archives

A Screenshot from SIFIS-Home GItHub-site.

27/09/202329/09/2023News

Good news for smart home enthusiasts!

In the SIFIS-Home project, the code developed to secure smart homes is openly available on GitHub.

Wiretapping on the reel tape recorder. Headphones near the technique. Special agent work. Retro old school spying on conversations. Picture is from Adobe Stock.

22/09/202322/09/2023Blog

Traveling in the 80s and a home full of smart devices

While the allegedly bugged Soviet hotel rooms were shrouded in secrecy, the tales about them bear a fascinating resemblance to a modern phenomenon, a home filled with smart technology that could easily be used for espionage. Smart Home ecosystems bring us convenience and practicality we have never seen before, but they also raise privacy concerns. As we invite smart technology to our homes, we are faced with the fact that convenience comes at the cost of privacy and with an unsettling hunch that we may not be aware of how much of our privacy we are trading off. Are we in fact bugging our own homes?

A screenshot from the webinar with the panelists, Leena Toivanen, Andrea Saracino and Johan Lugnet and the webinar host Laura Palovuori.

20/09/202320/09/2023Blog

Building trust requires solid layer of cybersecurity

Digitalization is simply something that is happening. The digital environment is part of our lives whether we want it or not. It is both an opportunity and a challenge

Yellow stars from the EU-flag are places on a keyboard. It is written Increasing cybersecurity and empowerment in the digital environment in Europe. Webinar 13the September 2023.

15/08/202324/08/2023News

Increasing cybersecurity in Europe

This webinar is an effort to show the strength of our European community collaborating to make Europe a safer place in regards of cybersecurity.

A hand coming out from a laptop display, there is a lock on the hand. A small man is holdin a key and opens the lock.

07/06/202307/06/2023Blog

Passkeys offer an alternative to passwords

Here we go again! There it is, the link prompting me to click in case of a forgotten password. And needless to […]

Trainees and employees at Centria University of Applied Sciences Kokkola Campus in FInland.

09/05/2023News

Welcome trainees!

Today Centria University of Applied Sciences had an introduction day for 6 new enthusiastic trainees. All of them are studying information technology. […]

A photo collage about digital and environmental topics. (Adobe Stock)

15/02/202316/02/2023Blog

I have an old laptop

Cyber security and sustainability goes hand in hand. The European Union is promoting both alternatives, but I have rarely seen that someone would talk about these two topics at the same time.

10/02/202310/02/2023Blog

IP cameras do not necessarily improve security

All devices that are connected to the internet are in danger of being accessed by unknown and potentially malicious third parties. In […]

Picture from Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress

06/02/202306/02/2023News

Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress was an unique opportunity to meet experts within the field of IoT and cybersecurity

Greetings from IoT Solutions World Congress & Cyber Security Congress in Barcelona! Our Dissemination, Standardization and Exploitation leader Tuuli Lindroos (F-Secure) visited Barcelona and here comes her thought directly after she landed back home in Helsinki.

ERICyB Cluster, European Research Innovation for Cybersecurity. Under the topic there is H2020-project logos, Assure, Cyrene, Fishy, Bieco, Sancus, IoTAC, and Sifis-Home. On the left side it is written Barcelona Cybersecurity COngress 31st January - 2nd February. Barcelona - Gran via venue hall 4. Visit us at stand C350

27/01/202327/01/2023News

Press release: EU H2020 Research and Innovation projects demonstrate their research results at the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress

27th January, 2023 The European Research Innovation for Cybersecurity (ERICyB cluster) is proud to announce that seven of its projects will be […]