Cyber4dev

NEWS: Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency US Department of Justise: Two individuals were arrested Tuesday morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion. Thus far, law enforcement … Read more

04.02.2022 NEWS: Microsoft blocked billions of brute-force and phishing attacks last year Office 365 and Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) customers were the targets of billions of phishing emails and brute force attacks successfully blocked last year by Microsoft. “From January 2021 through December 2021, we’ve blocked more than 25.6 billion Azure AD brute force … Read more

Yesterday in Quito, Ecuador we were pleased to witness and participate in the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Ecuador and the EU. Ecuadorian Minister for Telecommunications Viana Maino and Ambassador of the EU to Ecuador Charles-Michel Geurts led the signing, with a pledge to continue co-operation in this ever increasing area of international importance. Cyber4Dev has … Read more

Over the past two years, we have been working with partners in Botswana on ways that young people can protect themselves in the digital world. 🕙 Back in 2020, our experts began the conversation with colleagues in Botswana about the idea of improving cyber awareness among young people in and around the country. From these … Read more

“Never stop learning, as life never stops teaching” is the famous quote and in the world of information and cyber security, this is very true! This week, in Santo Domingo, we were pleased to deliver Trainer Coaching workshops to a cohort of experienced professionals. Cyber Security is such a fast moving field and therefore it’s … Read more

Sophisticated cyber-attack targets Red Cross Red Crescent data on 500,000 people A sophisticated cyber security attack against computer servers hosting information held by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was detected this week. https://www.icrc.org/en/document/sophisticated-cyber-attack-targets-red-cross-red-crescent-data-500000-people REvil ransomware gang arrested in RussiaAuthorities in Russia say they have dismantled the ransomware crime group REvil and charged … Read more

It’s been a productive start to 2022 for Cyber4Dev with work developing across the globe. In mid January, we were pleased to be able to deliver live and interactive sessions in Santo Domingo at the Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Centre( LAC4). Designing and executing Cybersecurity Exercises It was our privilege to work with … Read more

NI-CO would like to broadcast the following opportunity under the EU Cyber Resilience for Development IFS/2017/390-290 project: Cyber4Dev Project Leader (Full-time) Please submit your CV with details of at least two referees and a covering letter/email demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the person specification to Belinda Conlan at [email protected]. Deadline for submission of … Read more

14.01.2022 NEWS AND UPDATES Apple fixes doorLock bug that can disable iPhones and iPads Apple has released security updates to address a persistent denial of service (DoS) dubbed doorLock that would altogether disable iPhones and iPads running HomeKit on iOS 14.7 and later. HomeKit is an Apple protocol and framework that allow iOS and iPadOS users … Read more

07.01.2022 NEWS AND UPDATES A New Year Will Bring New Targets: What to Look for in 2022 While the sky just may be the limit (or actually, it may not be), when it comes to cybercriminals, three key areas where we expect to see more activity in the coming year are space, digital wallets and … Read more