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TikTok Banned From EU Commission Phones Over Cybersecurity The European Union’s executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. In a first for the European Commission, its Corporate Management Board suspended the … Read more
This week, our experts Martin Indrek Miller, Don Stikvoort and Nick Small are in Gabarone, Botswana to deliver a wide ranging set of training sessions on Risk Management, encompassing Incident Response Planning, Risk Assessment and Communication Strategies. Trainings across the week were attended by Internet Service Providers, Telecommunications companies and a range of other stakeholders … Read more
17.02.2023 NEWS: Royal Mail Refused ‘Absurd’ LockBit Extortion Demand Negotiations between the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service gang and Royal Mail appear to have broken down earlier this month, shortly after a postal representative called the ransomware group’s $80 million extortion demand “absurd.” LockBit on Tuesday published a purported set of chat exchanges between itself and a Royal … Read more
This week our experts Don Stikvoort and Klaid Mägi have travelled to Mozambique, where there are currently supporting colleagues from INTIC (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação) as they tackle the ever increasing demands of CSIRT development. In addition to in Advance CSIRT training, the team will also provide insight and advice on … Read more
Android mobile devices from top vendors in China have pre-installed malware Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Trinity College … Read more
6 Ransomware Trends & Evolutions For 2023 More than any other industry, cybersecurity is constantly changing. But the number of major paradigm shifts that transformed the world of cybersecurity in the past few years has been unprecedented, especially when it comes to combating ransomware. The costly and global threat of ransomware has evolved alongside changing … Read more
20.01.2023 NEWS: What threatens corporations in 2023: media blackmail, fake leaks and cloud attacks Last year, the cybersecurity of corporations and government agencies was more significant than ever before, and will become even more so in 2023. As part of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin, the DFI (Digital Footprint Intelligence) and DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident … Read more
This week our RIA Partner Lead and LAC Co-ordinator Merili Soosalu has been in Ecuador and in reflective mood when looking back the huge strides that she and the Cyber4Dev LAC team have made in the region over the past year. After two years of COVI19 restrictions, 2022 really was a year of re-emergence for … Read more
Building cyber awareness and resilience amongst some of our most vulnerable groups is a cornerstone of the work that we do. Over the past four years, our Communications Expert Sylvia Beamish has worked to develop wide ranging and impactful strategies and campaigns with our colleagues in partner countries, and this week she has been back in Mauritius … Read more
06.01.2023 NEWS: How hackers might be exploiting ChatGPT The viral AI chatbot ChatGPT might advise threat actors how to hack into networks with ease. Cybernews research team discovered that the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT – a recently launched platform that caught the online community’s attention – could provide hackers with step-by-step instructions on how to hack … Read more
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