Top news of the week: 25.01.2022.
Threats And Attacks
Hackers Creating Fraudulent Crypto Tokens as Part of 'Rug Pull' Scams
Hackers are creating fraudulent crypto tokens to trick victims into buying the tokens, and then abusing misconfigurations in smart contracts.
Preparing for the Next Cybersecurity Epidemic: Deepfakes
Using blockchain, multifactor authentication, or signatures can help boost authentication security and reduce fraud.
Innovations And Trends
Six practical actions for building the cloud talent you need
Despite a shortage of cloud talent, top companies are finding ways to get past table stakes and build the capabilities needed.
Zero Trust: What These Overused Cybersecurity Buzz Words Actually Mean – And Do Not Mean
Zero Trust. A seemingly simple term that appears in pitches sent to me several times a day by cybersecurity product and services vendors that are seeking media exposure. And, in many (if ...
Data Privacy
Nothing Sacred: These Apps Reserve The Right To Sell Your Prayers
Prominent venture capitalists are flocking to invest in Christian worship apps. The apps say users’ prayers are a business asset.
EU wants to build its own DNS infrastructure with built-in filtering capabilities
The European Union is interested in building its own recursive DNS service that will be made available to EU institutions and the general public for free.
Startups And Investments
Starting up: Responsible investment in venture capital
Venture capital plays a critical first role in the investment chain. However, these investments also have the potential to be incredibly disruptive to the broader economy and society, ...
Biden to Expand National Security Agency Role in Government Cybersecurity
The White House order mandates cybersecurity practices at the Defense Department, spy agencies and contractors.
Companies And Services
Datto Acquires Infocyte; MSPs Gain MDR, EDR Security Services
Datto acquires Infocyte. Counters Barracuda-Skout; ConnectWise-Perch, Kaseya-RocketCyber; & Huntress with MDR, EDR & threat hunting for MSPs.
New technologies, vendors help detect fraud for real-time payments
Banks and vendors are using behavioral biometrics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to help speed up the fraud-spotting process.
Business And Industries
Cybersecurity in 2022 – A Fresh Look at Some Very Alarming Stats
The past two years has seen a rapid shift of work to remote and hybrid offices. The statistics show that hackers welcomed that shift and took advantage of the vulnerabilities and gaps in ...
Cybersecurity and data privacy foresight 2022
Michael Bahar, Paula Barrett and Janell Johnson of Eversheds Sutherland discuss seven key cybersecurity and data privacy lessons from 2021 that can be applied to 2022.