Mozambique gets to grips with CSIRT Essential training

Nick Small and Sergio Guival of INTICa

Cyber4Dev makes first trip to Maputo at the request of INTIC (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação). This week, over 160 of Mozambique’s burgeoning cyber community took part either in person or online in our comprehensive CSIRT Essentials Training, which is part of Cyber4Dev’s training portfolio. The course is a thorough introduction to … Read more

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NEWS: New Traffic Light Protocol standard released after five years The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has published TLP 2.0, a new version of its Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) standard, five years after the release of the initial version. The TLP standard is used in the computer security incident response team (CSIRT) … Read more

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29.07.2022 NEWS: 1 in 3 employees don’t understand why cybersecurity is important According to a new Tessian report, 30% employees do not think they personally play a role in maintaining their company’s cybersecurity posture. What’s more, only 39% of employees say they’re very likely to report a security incident, making investigation and remediation even more … Read more

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22.07.2022 NEWS: The rise and continuing popularity of LinkedIn-themed phishing Phishing emails impersonating LinkedIn continue to make the bulk of all brand phishing attempts; according to Check Point, 45% of all email phishing attempts in Q2 2022 imitated the style of communication of the professional social media platform, with the goal of directing targets to … Read more

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NEWS: Conventional cybersecurity approaches are falling short Traditional security approaches that rely on reactive, detect-and-respond measures and tedious manual processes can’t keep pace with the volume, variety, and velocity of current threats, according to Skybox Security. As a result, 27% of all executives and 40% of CSOs say their organizations are not well prepared for … Read more

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08.07.2022 Cyber4Dev news This week, we have hosted a high-level visit from the Republic of Mauritius to Estonia and Greece. Headed by Hon. Deepak Balgobin, Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, the delegation visited a number of leading organisations in the cyber field NEWS: Apple Debuts Spyware Protection for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Apple today announced … Read more

Mauritius delegation visits Estonia and Greece

This week, we have been pleased to have supported a delegation from Mauritius with their fact finding visit to Estonia and Greece. Headed by Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Deepak Balgobin, the visitors were able to meet with and discuss pertinent topics with a range of cyber experts including our project partners RIA, … Read more

Ecuador launches National Cyber Security Strategy

The journey towards developing a robust and resilient national cyber security strategy is a long one and one which requires building trusted and valuable partnerships to ensure success. It’s with this in mind that we’re particularly delighted to have supported Ecuador in the development of the country’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, which was launched in Quito … Read more

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NEWS: Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet Web pages in the city of Kherson in south Ukraine stopped loading on people’s devices at 2:43 pm on May 30. For the next 59 minutes, anyone connecting to the internet with KhersonTelecom, known locally as SkyNet, couldn’t call loved ones, find out the latest news, or upload … Read more