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Deepfake Attacks Are About To Surge, Experts Warn

Report finds a drastic increase in deepfake technology and offered services across the Dark Web. In the future, more and more cybercriminals will certainly incorporate these elements into their scams. #cybersecurity

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5.5.2021

U.S. Agency for Global Media data breach caused by a phishing attack

US government agency suffered a breach that started from an employee falling for phishing. MFA deployment on 365-accounts and phishing-related guidelines jumped on top of the development queue after the incident. #cybersecurity

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5.5.2021

61% of cybersecurity teams are understaffed

Recent survey highlights some longstanding #cybersecurity skills gap related issues: ⚠️ 61% of cybersec teams are understaffed ⚠️ 55% say they have unfilled positions ⚠️ 50% say cybersec applicants are not well qualified

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5.5.2021

Yritykselle seuraamusmaksu tietosuojarikkomuksista pysäköinninvalvontamaksujen yhteydessä

Finnish parking control company gets 75 000 € #GDPR fine: ⚠️ Too broad data collection for data subject identification (e.g. ID number) ⚠️ Too long data retention ⚠️ Failure to exercise the data subject 's rights #cybersecurity

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30.4.2021

Five Questions to Ask Your SOCaaS Provider

A large organization can build an own SOC, i.e. 24/7 security operations center, or get it from a partner. This article has some relevant questions to ask, so you can understand in more detail what you're actually acquiring. #cybersecurity

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30.4.2021

Only 8% of businesses that paid a ransom got all of their data back

#Ransomware is brutal. Survey findings from Sophos: 📈 avg cost of recovery +143% (0.76M$ (2020) -> 1.85M$ (2021)) 💰 avg ransom paid 170k$ 🦹 8% of got all their data back after paying a ransom #cybersecurity

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29.4.2021

Cybercriminals Widely Abusing Excel 4.0 Macro to Distribute Malware

Cyber criminals taking advantage of an age-old feature. Excel 4.0 macros (XLM) were published in v4.0 back in 1992. These are hard to detect for security solutions. Use is e.g. download and execute ZLoader or Quakbot malware. #cybersecurity

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29.4.2021

Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training

Staff engagement in #cybersecurity training: ✅ Examples - What can happen, if an employee doesn't follow guidelines ✅ Focus on the biggest risks for your organisation or each unit ✅ Clarity - Keep materials short and unambiguous

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23.4.2021

Mount Locker Ransomware Aggressively Changes Up Tactics

"Product dev" at #ransomware gangs: ⚠️ double-extortion - from data stealing to leaking ⚠️ apps (e.g. AdFind) for AD user query ⚠️ pen-testing tools for lateral movement on networks ⚠️ scripts to disable detection tools #cybersecurity

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23.4.2021