Are We Facing a New WannaCry?
The WannaCry ransomware, which locked more than 200,000 computers in over 150 countries in 2017, is still remembered. Are we facing a new WannaCry?
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Cyber and Digital
Cyber attacks, digital security, disinformation and the impact of artificial intelligence on security.
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Cyber Threat Actors and the Losses They Cause
From those who attack for fun to state-sponsored groups: we have ranked cyber threat actors by their motivations and threat levels.
How Was the US “Colonial Pipeline” Brought Down by Seizing a Single Password?
In 2021, the largest fuel pipeline in the US stopped because of a single leaked password and an old VPN account. The Colonial Pipeline attack showed how fragile critical infrastructure is.
Cyber Attacks on SCADA Systems
From Stuxnet to the Ukrainian power grid: attacks on industrial control systems show that the cyber threat reaches beyond screens into the physical world.
The Planet’s Great Test After Corona: The Cyber Threat
The World Economic Forum foresaw the pandemic years ago, yet the world was caught unprepared. The author warns that the same mistake must not be repeated with cyber threats.
Protection Against Cyber Attacks: Personal Data Security and Passwords
With remote working, individual cyber attacks and malware targeting personal data have increased. The basic ways to ensure personal data security and use passwords well.
The Need-to-Know Principle and Personal Data Security: The TÜGVA Scandal
Only authorised people accessing only as much information as necessary: the “need-to-know” principle is the foundation of data security. The leak of TÜGVA documents is a striking example of its violation.
The Modern Security Environment and Cybersecurity: The Case of Iran
In a modern security environment dominated by asymmetric and hybrid threats, cybersecurity is still not addressed enough. Iran is an instructive example in this field, as both target and attacker.
Who Hacked Facebook?
In October 2021, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were unreachable for nearly six hours. As the outage fell on the same day as the revelations of former employee Frances Haugen, the question of a “hack” came to mind.
Social Media Operations and the Russian Troll Farm
Russia turned social media into a field of operations against “Anglo-Saxon information dominance”. The article describes the Internet Research Agency and the methods of Russian troll farms.
A Huge Country Runs Out of Petrol
The largest fuel pipeline in the US was shut down by a cyberattack and petrol stations ran dry. Through the Colonial Pipeline crisis, the author reflects on the fragility of critical infrastructure.
