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iPhones: Secret malware discovered – search tool is ready
iPhones: Secret malware discovered – search tool is ready

A few days ago, Kaspersky discovered sophisticated malware on company iPhones. The campaign, dubbed Operation Triangulation, is apparently even more dangerous than, say, Pegasus, with which even heads of state like Macron were overheard. Kaspersky analyzed the malware and released the free triangle_check tool for macOS, Windows and Linux, which looks for the malware infection. It sounds more like something out of a spy film: an APT group develops malware tailored to a specific iPhone vulnerability and uses it to infect the iPhones of a major security provider. The attacker must have unlimited self-confidence. But the attacker didn't...

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Five years GDPR
Five years GDPR

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation is exhausting, but a success story. The European Commission should use the fifth anniversary of the GDPR to think carefully about "Privacy Shield 2.0". The GDPR celebrates its fifth anniversary. The European General Data Protection Regulation has been in force since May 25, 2020. Even if it cost those responsible a lot of nerves when it was introduced, it can still be considered a success story. For example, it has had an extremely positive effect: namely, it has raised general awareness of the problem of data protection. This was not least ensured by the many headlines about the hefty fines imposed due to…

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World of work: Return to the office
World of work: Return to the office

The "Everywhere Work Report" paints a rather gloomy picture of the hybrid working world in 2023. Because there is a huge gap between what employees expect from a self-determined choice of their place of work and what employers are willing to allow. The result: burnout and dissatisfaction in German offices are reflected in an attitude of denial. For the study, 8.400 office workers, IT specialists and executives were surveyed worldwide - 1.300 of them from Germany. Since Ivanti's last "Everywhere Workplace Study 2022" the number of employees who want to choose their place of work independently has remained consistently high....

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The GDPR and the AI ​​Act
The GDPR and the AI ​​Act

The GDPR has now been in force for five years and the European Commission wants to improve the regulation in the first half of the year. In concrete terms, binding deadlines for forwarding complaints and a general processing deadline for complete complaint procedures are to be introduced. The EU will regulate the topic of AI separately in the “AI Act”, whereby GDPR and AI are closely intertwined, as the ban on ChatGPT in Italy shows. Mark Molyneux, EMEA CTO at Cohesity, explains how companies can use the potential of AI for themselves while controlling legal risk and formulates four concrete recommendations: Legal,…

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German companies: 84 percent expect a cyber attack
Companies in Germany: 84 percent expect a cyber attack

The Trend Micro Cyber ​​Risk Index (CRI) for the second half of 2022 is here. 84 percent of German companies expect to become the victim of a cyber attack in the next twelve months. But: the report also shows a slowly improving cyber defence. The cyber risk for Germany has decreased compared to the first half of 2022 and is now classified as "moderate". According to the report by the Japanese security provider, global cyber risk is also reduced from “elevated” to “moderate” for the first time. Global cyber risk decreases slightly The CRI, which is published every six months, uses targeted…

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New corporate email phishing tactics

Cyber ​​criminals are constantly introducing new techniques and tactics in their phishing attacks to fool victims and bypass security measures. Barracuda has identified three new phishing tactics used by cybercriminals: Google Translate phishing, image phishing, and special character attacks. After analyzing data on phishing emails in January 2023, Barracuda security researchers have identified three new phishing tactics being used by cybercriminals: attacks that abuse Google Translate links, attacks with image attachments, and attacks using special characters. Safety instructions from Dr. Klaus Gheri, Vice President & General Manager Network Security at Barracuda Networks. New phishing emails still rare, but sophisticated Also...

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Ransomware analysis for Germany: Black Basta leading
Ransomware analysis for Germany: Black Basta leading

Malwarebytes' threat intelligence team analyzed the activities of ransomware groups in Germany from April 2022 to March 2023 and published them in their country-specific ransomware report. The result: Germany is a major global target for ransomware attacks. Black Basta in particular likes to attack. In the Malwarebytes ranking, Germany occupies fourth place with 114 known attacks - after the USA with 1.167 attacks, Great Britain with 163 attacks and Canada with 132 attacks. Within the EU, Germany is the country that has been attacked the most. Additionally, Germany is the most attacked country where English…

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Despite ransomware ransom: Only 24 percent receive all data 
Despite ransomware ransom: Only 24 percent receive all data

As a study shows, despite paying a ransom, only 24 percent of German companies are able to recover all their data after a ransomware attack. The majority of businesses struggle with backup and recovery solutions. 91 percent of German IT and cybersecurity leaders are concerned that their company might not be able to maintain business continuity after a cyber attack. That's according to the second report from Rubrik Zero Labs, the research arm of Zero Trust Data Security™ company Rubrik. The issue, entitled The Hard Truths of Data Security, provides an insight into the challenges...

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Response time after alarm: 4 days and more!  
Response time after alarm: 4 days and more!

The Cloud Threat Report Volume 7 reveals: After an alert for a security team, attackers have up to 40 days to carry out their attack in 4 percent of cases. Attackers are helped by the 60 percent unpatched high or critical vulnerabilities. The cloud attack surface is as dynamic as the cloud itself. As organizations around the world increasingly share, store, and manage data in the cloud, the attack surface for businesses is expanding exponentially. This expansion often happens in unknown, overlooked, or poorly secured ways. For attackers, every workload in…

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Data encryption by ransomware at an all-time high
Data encryption by ransomware at an all-time high

In its new State of Ransomware 2023 report, Sophos proves that data encryption by ransomware with 76 (international) had never reached such a high level. An evaluation also shows that paying the ransom only doubles the recovery costs. Sophos has published its new global study "State of Ransomware 2023", according to which cybercriminals in Germany succeed in encrypting data in 71 percent (internationally 76 percent) of ransomware attacks on organizations. From an international perspective, it is the highest rate of data encryption by ransomware since Sophos first published the annual ransomware report in 2020. ransom payment…

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