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Ransomware, AI Act 101, NIST CSF 2.0: Cyberday product and news round up 3/2024 🛡️

In the March digest, development themes include new frameworks, risk management improvements and a new visual view for documentation cards. The news features Information Security Trailblazers, data breaches and AI Act 101.

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21.3.2024

Empowering Employees: The Keystone in Incident Detection and Reporting

Employees are vital for detecting and reporting cyber threats and bolstering security. Proper training fosters a resilient culture, ensuring timely responses and safeguarding against breaches.

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15.3.2024

Incident reporting in NIS2: Requirements and related ISO 27001 best practices

Understand NIS2 incident reporting requirements and how ISO 27001 best practices can help ensure compliance and enhance your organization's security posture.

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8.3.2024

Top 7 information security standards, frameworks and laws explained

Many information security frameworks are available to help organizations build their own security plans. This article provides key information about some of the most popular information security frameworks.

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4.3.2024

ISO 27001 and NIS2: Understanding their Connection

Learn how ISO 27001 and NIS2 relate, how they differ, and why organizations often address them together for stronger cybersecurity and compliance.

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1.3.2024

Guide to Incident Detection and Reporting: Prepared for the Worst

In this guide you'll learn to navigate the incident detection and reporting process, explore various mechanisms, understand reporting, documentation, and derive crucial lessons. We also glance at other ingredients for successful incident management.

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22.2.2024

NIS2 Overview: History, key contents and significance for top management

Get an overview of NIS2's main contents and understand how it makes top management clearly responsible for organization's information security efforts.

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16.2.2024

Best Practices and Common Challenges of ISMS Implementation

No matter if you are an IT professional, a cyber security expert, or in a management role, this post will provide you with valuable insights into the best practices for a successful ISMS implementation and how to navigate common challenges.

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14.2.2024

Hacking cars remotely with just their VIN

#Cybersecurity researcher finds that your car's (e.g. Hyundai, Nissan, Honda) mobile app may allow hackers to remotely unlock, turn on the engine or honk the horn. ➡️ See details of exploiting vulnerabilities to bypass authorisation

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9.12.2022

Fantasy – a new Agrius wiper deployed through a supply‑chain attack

⚠️ Agrius is an Iran-aligned #cybercrime group, targeting victims e.g. in Israel and the UAE. They launched a supply-chain attack abusing Israeli software to deploy a wiper malware to numerous customer organizations. Attack details >>

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9.12.2022

SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m

Florida man, part of #cybercrime gang, stole 20 M$ from crypto wallets utilizing SIM swapping, sentenced to 18mo and to pay back earnings. ⚠️ SIM-swap problems are why e.g. many authorities no longer recommend using SMS-based 2FA.

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9.12.2022

Gangs of cybercriminals are expanding across Africa, investigators say

#Cybercrime growing fast in Africa, driven by internet use growth and opportunities due to economic crisis. 🚨 In Nov. police seized 70 members & 50 properties linked to Black Axe gang operating in South Africa, Nigeria and Ivory Coast.

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2.12.2022

Black Basta Gang Deploys Qakbot Malware in Aggressive Cyber Campaign

Qakbot #malware now used actively to attack companies. Starts with phishing, ends in ransomware. ⚠️ "Attacks are swift, with ransomware deployed in less than half a day after obtaining domain admin privileges in under two hours."

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2.12.2022

Majority of US Defense Contractors Not Meeting Basic Cybersecurity Requirements

US DoD introduced new #cybersecurity framework CMMC, that contractors must pass to bid for contracts. ⚠️ There's work to be done - now only 13% of contractors are at "good enough" compliance level (CMMC coming into force next year).

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2.12.2022

$275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape

Authorities fine Meta 275M€ and require #cybersecurity changes. 👉 Data protection by design and default was inadequate, as threat actors were able to use "data scraping" to exfiltrate massive amounts of collated personal user data.

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2.12.2022

LastPass admits to customer data breach caused by previous breach

In Aug LastPass reported a breach - attackers planted malware on dev's computer. ⚠️ Now reports of related breach “using info obtained in prev incident”. Passwords weren't stolen but customer data was, that can cause credible #phishing.

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2.12.2022

Security fatigue is real: Here’s how to overcome it

IT security is seen as “Department of No”. As #cybercrime economy grows fast, they want to limit the damage employees can cause. But going too far can lead to security fatigue, resulting in reckless and impulsive behavior. Read more >>

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25.11.2022