DAVOS: In a bid to safeguard the world from hackers and growing data breaches -- especially from nation-states -- the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday announced a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity.Headquartered in Geneva, the centre will become operational from March. The centre will help bring all the stakeholders together in achieving that," Alois Zwinggi, Managing Director, WEF, said during a panel discussion here. Professional cyber criminals are after high-value targets like banks while state-sponsored activities are blending with a growing breed of cybercriminals. "After smartphones, IoT is connecting billion of devices and you can imagine the kind of cyber threats emerging then. "The global centre will be an excellent opportunity to safeguard verticals like automotive and health care where wireless connectivity is the key.

Source: Economic Times January 24, 2018 08:48 UTC