Cybersecurity Essentials

Threats & Attacks

Given the sophistication of cyber-attacks, cybersecurity has become a central focus to protect people and their personal data. Learn more about the common threats we all face in an age when companies are undergoing a digital transformation.

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Threats And Attacks

@EduardKovacs shared
On Jan 11, 2021
RT @SecurityWeek: New Zealand Central Bank Hit by Cyber Attack - https://t.co/I8FQGRH4nr
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New Zealand Central Bank Hit by Cyber Attack

New Zealand Central Bank Hit by Cyber Attack

New Zealand's central bank said Jan 10 that it was responding with urgency to a "malicious" breach of one of its data systems, a third-party file sharing service that stored "sensitive ...

@McAfee_Labs shared
On Jan 13, 2021
RT @McAfee: Our experts share their 2021 Threat Predictions! Take a look at some of the challenges enterprises and consumers could face in the new year. https://t.co/n7ssoHjR27 https://t.co/ioQVm09ejW
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2021 Threat Predictions Report

2021 Threat Predictions Report

The Year 2020 brought a historic pandemic and bad actors leveraging COVID-19-themed threats to test our security operations and our unprecedented shift to

@EduardKovacs shared
On Jan 13, 2021
The stolen documents were related to Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. https://t.co/DgDKiytzAq
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Hackers Publish COVID-19 Vaccine Data Stolen From EU Medicines Agency

Hackers Publish COVID-19 Vaccine Data Stolen From EU Medicines Agency

The stolen documents were related to Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

@teamcymru shared
On Jan 12, 2021
Free #decrypter released for victims of #Darkside #ransomware #infosec #malware https://t.co/VclFxtN06Y
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Free decrypter released for victims of Darkside ransomware

Free decrypter released for victims of Darkside ransomware

A new tool released today by Romanian security firm Bitdefender allows victims of the Darkside ransomware to recover their files without paying the ransom demand.

@USCERT_gov shared
On Jan 14, 2021
RT @CISAgov: We’re launching a new cyber effort: The Systemic Cyber Risk Reduction Venture on developing actionable metrics to quantify cyber risk. This information will be used to reduce shared risk to the nation’s security: https://t.co/5MpRCJZGiI #InfoSec #Cybersecurity #RiskManagement https://t.co/trI66YhyZG
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A Risk-based Approach to National Cybersecurity

A Risk-based Approach to National Cybersecurity

Authored By: Bob Kolasky, CISA Assistant Director for the National Risk Management Center

@EduardKovacs shared
On Jan 12, 2021
RT @SecurityWeek: SecurityWeek Names Ryan Naraine as Editor-at-Large: https://t.co/wYo0SjjL0n
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SecurityWeek Names Ryan Naraine as Editor-at-Large

SecurityWeek Names Ryan Naraine as Editor-at-Large

SecurityWeek Names Ryan Naraine as Editor-at-Large

@securityaffairs shared
On Jan 10, 2021
@4securitasTeam It is time to re-evaluate Cyber-defence solutions https://t.co/mW6TJsLkPY #securityaffairs #hacking
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It is time to re-evaluate Cyber-defence solutions

It is time to re-evaluate Cyber-defence solutions

Security expert Stefan Umit Uygur, CEO and Co-Founder at 4Securitas Ltd, provided his vision about the Cyber-defence solutions on the market Just where is the Global Cyber-defense Market ...

@threatpost shared
On Jan 13, 2021
On the heels of the EMA cyberattack, cybercriminals have now leaked #Pfizer and BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine data on the internet. https://t.co/z4ZMGcaLWs
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Hackers Leak Stolen Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Data

Hackers Leak Stolen Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Data

On the heels of a cyberattack on the EMA, cybercriminals have now leaked Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data on the internet.