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
The Five Stories That Shaped Cybersecurity in 2022 2022 Cybersecurity Year in Review: Top news headlines and trends that impacted the security ecosystem As we looked back at the security incidents, events and stories that demanded attention over the past year, it became crystal clear that high-profile data breaches and zero-day attacks would continue to … Read more
NEWS: Tractors vs. threat actors: How to hack a farm While I was in the UK police force and part of the National Cyber Crime Unit in 2018, I was asked to give a talk on cybersecurity at a National Farmers’ Union (NFU) meeting in southern England. Right after I started my talk, one farmer … Read more
Last week, our colleague Don Stikvoort gave a presentation to the Internet Governance Forum on the subject of The Co-operation and Trust Model of the Internet: a work in progress Don explained how in his years of experience, knowledge and observation, that progress on the model has been steady, but that there is much more work to … Read more
What is disinformation? What is information manipulation? How do you build resilience in society against information manipulation? Answers to such questions were given and discussed by the Cyber4Dev team in Seychelles recently in our training on “Understanding and Building Resilience against Disinformation in a Democratic Society”. This training was carried out by two of our experts, Mr Hannes … Read more
02.12.2022 NEWS: The 5 Cornerstones for an Effective Cyber Security Awareness Training It’s not news that phishing attacks are getting more complex and happening more often. This year alone, APWG reported a record-breaking total of 1,097,811 phishing attacks. These attacks continue to target organizations and individuals to gain their sensitive information. The hard news: they’re … Read more
Back in October, we were pleased to have delivered Secure Data Exchange in Dominican Republic, in relation with OGTIC. In addition to our team expert, Martin Indrek Miller, we were privileged to have Riho Kerge and Taavi Meinberg join us on the journey. Recently we spoke to Taavi about his experience in deploying the innovative … Read more
NEWS: Face search engine PimEyes accused of “surveillance and stalking on a scale previously unimaginable” Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch has filed a complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which claims that face recognition search engine PimEyes facilitates stalking. PimEyes is an online face search engine that searches the internet to find … Read more
NEWS: Is there a problem with stress and burnout in cybersecurity? Stress, wellbeing and mental health has become an area of discussion in many industries, particularly on how best to address its impact on the workforce. There used to be a stigma attached to those with mental health problems, often leading to them being discriminated … Read more
NEWS: Cyberattackers Target Instagram Users With Threats of Copyright Infringement Threat actors are targeting Instagram users in a new phishing campaign that uses URL redirection to take over accounts, or steal sensitive information that can be used in future attacks or be sold on the Dark Web. As a lure, the campaign uses a suggestion … Read more
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