Teleworking and cybersecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic created an increased need for remote working, not only for the system administrators, but also for the vast majority of the employees. Several technological solutions were extensively employed, one of which being the Virtual Private Network (VPN). [...]
4 out of 10 users will change their online habits in 2020
Radical changes in their digital tendencies are being launched by users around the world for 2020; more than 4 in 10 will change their digital routine in 2020, creating new digital expectations for the new year. According to a recent [...]
NSA reveals a perilous security issue in Windows 10
The US National Security Service (NSA) has discovered a serious security problem in Windows 10, which could be used by hackers for creating malicious software that, at a first glance, looks legitimate. Microsoft released a patch and pointed out that [...]
Thousands of websites distribute malware on macOS
In 2019, Kaspersky prevented attacks by Shlayer, a malicious Trojan family, on at least 10% of devices using Kaspersky Mac protection solutions, making this threat the most widespread for MacOS users. An intelligent malware distribution system is spreading through a [...]
1 out of 8 companies in Europe has been under attack on their IT systems during 2019
European companies intesify their efforts to remain safe from cyber attacks. During 2019, 90% of them, which have 10 or more employees, have gotten at least one security measure regarding their computer and communications systems. According to published data, one [...]
ToTok; the “not only” chat app
There has been a widely spread suspicion that smartphone chat applications serve as mass surveillance tools for intelligence agencies of various countries around the world. ToTok, one of the most popular chat applications, is believed by the Unite States Intelligence [...]
Cybersecurity Awareness for municipalities: what are the training needs?
We have now finished a first round of tests to evaluate how our users work with the CS-AWARE system in their own contexts. The users were tested with simulations: for various reasons it was better to ‘inject’ cyberthreats than to [...]
We have to seize an ambitious challenge and build a sustainable new business venture out of our project!
In the last months we also had experienced a change in the CS-AWARE consortium: partner University of Passau in Germany has left the project and was replaced by new partner, the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. If one expects [...]
ESET discovered an abnormal installing technique
ESET research team, during the analysis of cyber attack aiming for Middle East targets, detected a technically interesting downloader. The malware uses a number of contradictory techniques, one of them standing out: the insertion of a local port monitor system [...]
