Blog entry: Are local officials aware of what is happening with cybersecurity?
Beyond the issue of protecting their information assets, local officials often know little about what is happening. Surveys have shown in the US that the number of survey respondents that respond “Don’t know” to survey questions remains high. No [...]
The Cybersecurity Industry is certainly a booming sector – But Local Government still suffering
Cybersecurity has become in many countries a booming industry, flooding the market with new products, with a near zero unemployment rate, and numerous unfilled jobs. This shortfall is expected to grow by 50+ percent in the near future. However, [...]
Risk management and cybersecurity attacks
In the financial sphere, the risk is associated with uncertainty (possibility of fluctuations in value, both in a positive and negative sense). In cybersecurity, the events of interest are always linked to losses of value, but maintain the character [...]
Cybersecurity & Economic Forum of Delphi
Delphi Economic Forum, one of the most prestigious Greek annual events took place between Thursday, February 28 and Sunday, March 3, 2019 aiming to identify the main global trends, assess their implications and review the resulting challenges and policy options [...]
Only 1/3 of the employees trust their digital skills
According to a study of the Vodafone Institute, that investigates the acceptability of new technologies in Europe, Asia and the USA, there is a global shortage of digital skill. In fact, only 29% of the employees consider their digital skills [...]
Revenge porn: an open problem about privacy
In these days the problem of the revenge porn has been brought again to the attention of the italians by the case of Giulia Sarti. For the ill-unaware some intimate photos of the ex five-stars deputee Giulia Sarti has been [...]
Cybersecurity act approved by European parliament
This Tuesday (13-03-2019) the European Parliament has approved the adoption of new norms to implement a certification system for Cybersecurity in the European Union. This system, aptly named Cybersecurity act, aims to guarantee that products and services sold on the [...]
Hunt for security flaws with Windows Exploit Suggester
This software allows you to analyze the operating system to identify vulnerabilities and exploits that hackers can use to attack. How vulnerable are we to a cyber attack? Knowing it exactly is almost impossible. All we can do is to [...]
What is cryptojacking?
Cryptojacking (also called malicious cryptomining) is an emerging online threat that hides on people’s devices (computers, smartphones, tablets or even servers), without their consent or knowledge, and uses the machine’s resources to secretly mine cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency is a form of [...]