HELSINKI: As the number of online devices surges and superfast 5G connections roll out, record numbers of companies are offering handsome rewards to ethical hackers who successfully attack their cybersecurity systems. “In the future of 5G we’re talking about every possible device having high-bandwidth connections, it’s not just your computer or your phone,” Elazari warned. The French and UK governments are among those to have opened up coronavirus tracing apps to friendly hackers, Somaiya added. “I see a lot of risk for misconfiguration and improper access control, these glitches are one of the main risks,” Silke Holtmanns, head of 5G security research for cybersecurity firm AdaptiveMobile, told AFP. “Before now it’s been hard for companies to justify higher investment in security,” Holtmanns, who sits on the EU cybersecurity advisory group Enisa, said.

Source: Manila Times November 18, 2020 04:30 UTC