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From an exploited vulnerability in a third-party ChatGPT tool to a bizarre twist on ransomware demands, it’s a wrap on another month filled with impactful cybersecurity news 31 Mar 2025 As you might expect, the world of cybersecurity doesn’t sleep, so much so that keeping up with new threats and other impactful news actually feels like a full-time job. This is where our roundup of the month’s most impactful cybersecurity stories comes in. In the…

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Business Security Ransomware Your company’s ability to tackle the ransomware threat head-on can ultimately be a competitive advantage Tomáš Foltýn 31 Mar 2025  •  , 3 min. read “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”  Mike Tyson’s punchy (pun intended) adage rings all too true for organizations reeling from a ransomware attack. In recent years, ransomware has proven capable of bringing even a thriving business to its knees in a matter of…

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Artificial intelligence is on everybody’s lips these days, sparking excitement, fear and endless debates. Is it a force for good or bad – or a force we actually have yet to fully understand? We sat down with prominent computer scientist and AI researcher Mária Bieliková to discuss these and other pressing issues surrounding AI, its impact on humanity, and broader ethical dilemmas and questions of trust it raises. Congratulations on becoming the latest laureate of…

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Digital Security When a ruse puts on a familiar face, your guard might drop, making you an easy mark. Learn how to tell a friend apart from a foe. Tomáš Foltýn 09 Apr 2025  •  , 4 min. read News that someone close, be it a friend, relative, or colleague, has had one of their valuable online accounts compromised is bound to trigger a mix of reactions. Concern for them comes first, naturally. But not…

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Digital Security Here’s how to avoid being hit by fraudulent websites that scammers can catapult directly to the top of your search results Tomáš Foltýn 10 Apr 2025  •  , 4 min. read When was the last time you searched for something using Google Search, Bing or another gateway to the endless expanse of the internet? What a silly question, right? It may have been just moments ago and perhaps it’s even how you landed…

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Digital Security Corporate data breaches are a gateway to identity fraud, but they’re not the only one. Here’s a lowdown on how your personal data could be stolen – and how to make sure it isn’t. Phil Muncaster 08 Apr 2025  •  , 5 min. read Data breaches are a growing threat to companies and a nightmare for their customers. According to the latest figures, 2024 witnessed 3,158 publicly reported incidents in the US –…

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As promised in our post about the European Cyber Security Month during October, we are publishing about Botnets and Exploits this week. Even though we had the Poodle flaw in the web encryption standard a few days ago, we are using this week to explain what are botnets and exploits and how they work. Ignacio Pérez 20 Oct 2014  •  , 3 min. read As promised in our post about the European Cyber Security Month…

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State organizations and private businesses from various sectors in Ukraine and Poland have been targeted with new versions of BlackEnergy, a malware that’s evolved into a sophisticated threat with a modular architecture. Robert Lipovsky 22 Sep 2014  •  , 5 min. read A large number of state organizations and private businesses from various industry sectors in Ukraine and Poland have been targeted in recent attacks using malware designed for network discovery and remote code execution,…

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In this post we want to share with you a question that arose from the first post in this series: whether exploits are the same as malware. What are we talking about? The best way to debunk any myth is to start by understanding what it is we are talking about. Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya 21 Oct 2014  •  , 2 min. read Continuing with our support to the European Cyber Security Month, we are publishing…

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