Critical infrastructure today: Complex challenges and rising threats Cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure are escalating. The ransomware hit on Colonial Pipeline was a clanging wake-up call for the public, but cybersecurity experts have been sounding the alarm for years. In this interview with Help Net Security, threat expert Joe Slowik, Senior Manager at Gigamon, … Read more
NEWS: Top Techniques Used by Attackers to Bypass MFA Many consider MFA (multi-factor authentication) as one of the critical security defenses against malicious cyberattacks, and rightly so. Even a large organization like Microsoft claims that MFA enables users to block 99.9 percent of automated attacks. Also, it reduces the risk of identity compromise over passwords. … Read more
As global financial institutions continue to grapple with the everchanging cyber landscape, risk management has become a subject of significant importance. On Wednesday 11th August, Cyber4Dev expert Martin Indrek Miller delivered IT Risk Assessment Training in co-operation with the Banco Central Republica Dominicano. During training, 130 participants from the country’s network of banks and financial … Read more
News S.Africa’s Port Terminals Restored Following Cyber-AttackOperating systems have been restored at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm, the company said Thursday following a cyber-attack last week that hit the country’s key port terminals. The attack began on July 22 and lasted for days, forcing Transnet to switch to manual systems.https://www.securityweek.com/safricas-port-terminals-restored-following-cyber-attack Estonia arrests hacker who stole … Read more
Cyber4Dev is pleased to congratulate our colleagues in Malawi MwCERT on becoming fellowship members of FIRST. Over the past months, our team of experts have worked with colleagues in Malawi in delivering training sessions at their most recent conference, as well as providing strategic advice on a number of areas for development. For more details, take … Read more
News ——————————————————————————– Morgan Stanley Hit by Accellion Hack Through Third-Party VendorInvestment banking firm Morgan Stanley has informed the New Hampshire Attorney General that personal information of some customers was compromised through a third-party vendor that was using the Accellion FTA service. https://www.securityweek.com/morgan-stanley-hit-accellion-hack-through-third-party-vendor Non-Malicious Android Crypto Mining Apps Scam Users at ScaleBetween March 2020 and March … Read more
Building a strong and robust National CSIRT is an essential component of a nation’s cyber security strategy and it is a task that takes considerable time and expertise to develop. With this in mind, TNO and GFCE have published a comprehensive manual ‘Getting started with a national CSIRT’ which has been developed and co-authored by … Read more
NEWS:IT Software Firm Kaseya Hit By Supply Chain Ransomware AttackSoftware maker Kaseya Limited is urging users of its VSA endpoint management and network monitoring tool to immediately shut down VSA servers to prevent them from being compromised in a widespread ransomware attack.According to Kaseya, the attack began around 2PM ET on Friday. The company said … Read more
NEWS: New Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday took the wraps off a new cyberespionage group that has been behind a series of targeted attacks against diplomatic entities and telecommunication companies in Africa and the Middle East since at least 2017. Dubbed “BackdoorDiplomacy,” the campaign involves targeting weak points … Read more
The latest edition of the GFCE’s Global Cyber Expertise Magazine features an in-depth look at Cyber4Dev’s innovative CyberSmartBW campaign, which took place across Botswana in October 2020. To view the latest edition of the magazine and read our article on page 8, click on the link below GFCE Global Cyber Expertise Magazine The video below … Read more
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