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Information Security Risk Management: A Step-by-step Guide to a Clear Process

This post offers a comprehensive guide on managing information security risks, from pre-steps like asset identification to evaluation, treatment and monitoring. A crucial aspect given the surge of cyber vulnerabilities amid increasing tech advances.

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21.3.2024

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

NIS2 Incident Reporting Requirements and related ISO 27001 Best Practices

This post outlines NIS2 incident reporting and further describes ISO 27001 best practices, and their application in crafting successful incident reporting processes for your organization.

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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 the ISO 27001 and the NIS2 are "connected" and why they are brought up together pretty often. Understand their differences and synergy with the help of this blog post.

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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

Hackers Compromise Employee Accounts to Access Twilio Internal Systems

⚠️ Twilio's employees were hit with SMS #phishing messages supposedly from the company’s IT department. Organizations serious about their customers’ data should actively guide employees to spot scams. Article has some tips for this >>

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12.8.2022

Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years

Slack notified users of an embarrassing #cybersecurity snafu, as workspace invitations included senders hashed password. 🔐 This article also includes clearly worded info about password hashing, salting and stretching. Valuable read!

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12.8.2022

Start as you mean to go on: the top 10 steps to securing your new computer

Protect your PC from #cybersecurity threats: 🔧 Auto-updates for OS, software and browser 🛑 Remove bloatware 💾 Configure backups 🌐 Check browser privacy/security settings 🔏 Use a password manager and MFA Continues on the article >>

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5.8.2022

VirusTotal Reveals Most Impersonated Software in Malware Attacks

To create e.g. successful #phishing attacks, cyber criminals are mimicking legitimate businesses and apps. 📱 Most impersonated apps include: Skype Adobe Reader TeamViewer CCleaner MS Edge Zoom WhatsApp

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5.8.2022

How IT Teams Can Use 'Harm Reduction' for Better Cybersecurity Outcomes

Harm reduction approach in #cybersecurity guidance: ⛔ "Never use QR codes!" vs. ⚠️ "Well.. if you do use a QR code, at least use these cues to know, if you landed on a secure site or not." Efficient or sloppy?

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5.8.2022

FEMA warns emergency alert systems could be hacked to transmit fake messages unless software is updated

⚠️ #Cybersecurity researcher provided FEMA with evidence that unpatched EAS (Emergency Alert System) devices are vulnerable. 📺 TV and radio networks use these to transmit alerts. This could allow hackers to broadcast fake alert messages.

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5.8.2022

Microsoft accounts targeted with new MFA-bypassing phishing kit

⚠️ Ongoing large-scale attack uses typo-squatted domains and proxy-based #phishing kit to target MS users and bypass MFA. Goal - breach corporate accounts for BEC attacks and divert payments to attacker's bank accounts. Attack details >>

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5.8.2022

Industroyer: A cyber‑weapon that brought down a power grid

Back in 2017, Industroyer was the first #malware targeted for hitting power grids. ⚠️ In 04/22 Rus attacked grids in UKR. Attack was luckily thwarted, but critical infrastructure is becoming more and more frequent target for cyber attacks.

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17.6.2022

Travel-related Cybercrime Takes Off as Industry Rebounds

Researchers warn a post-COVID upsurge in travel has painted a bullseye on the industry and has spurred #cybercrime's. Rising: ✈️ Theft of airline reward points 🔐 Account takeover for travel websites 🗄️ Travel-related database breaches

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17.6.2022