Hackers create fake company and hire ‘employees’ for ransomware campaign
The FIN7 cybercrime group created a fake company and hired legitimate programmers as part of its expansion into ransomware. The recruits were unwittingly employed in real life cyberattacks under the…
Hackers are using Cloud accounts for crypto mining
Hackers are using Cloud accounts for crypto mining according to Google, which has released a detailed report on the issue to warn users. The report, entitled ‘Threat Horizons’, is written…
Who are the cyber-defenders?
Who are the people who are there to help us when we are attacked online? Is there a cyber-911? Should there be? There is currently no single entity or group…
A different kettle of phish — Cofense’s Tonia Dudley
Cyberattacks are on the rise and companies are having a difficult time keeping up. To make matters worse, the threat actors starts with an advantage; they know where, when, and…
Jack Dorsey has resigned as CEO Twitter
The second era of social media is in the hands of Parag Agrawal Jack Dorsey is no longer the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. The announcement of the resignation came…
Cybercrime Inc., the growth of criminal enterprise
Growing business complexity makes the task of cybersecurity staff difficult to begin with. But challenges are often exacerbated by the organisational sophistication of the criminal underworld. There are now entire…
Smartphones and PCs, an open source world is possible
Gaël Duval is not just a dreamer but a man who does not give in to the dominance of big tech Never before has privacy become a central issue in…
How vulnerable are our devices in airports, coffee shops, restaurants and public places?
Developments in the mobile and laptop industry are advancing rapidly as evidenced by the huge increase in the number and variety of smartphone applications in markets such as the Apple…
How vulnerable are our devices when travelling abroad?
We went through a summer where after several months of quarantine and measures to eliminate the transmission of Covid-19, people could travel either for business or for leisure. However, along…
September– Note from the Editor in Chief
It is the beginning of a new season. As we say “back to school” is here. September is not only the start of a new academic/school year, but also the…