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Darknet job exchange: Hackers are looking for renegade insiders
Darknet job exchange: Hackers are looking for renegade insiders

The Darknet is not only an exchange for illegal goods, but also a place where hackers look for new accomplices or disappointed company employees offer their services to criminal gangs as insiders. This time, Check Point Research is putting the spotlight on the Darknet personnel scene. Not only are drugs, weapons, personal data, bank accounts, credit cards, hacking tools, malware and ransomware traded there, but renegade employees also offer their services as insiders, or hacker gangs look for such insiders as accomplices. Hackers are looking for employees who spread malware or ransomware “Cyber ​​criminals often use specialized forums…

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On the trail of insider risk
On the trail of insider risk

Be it cyber attacks or the theft of sensitive data - the majority of companies recognize attacks from outside as a real danger. However, as the current Cyber ​​Security study by IDG market research shows, only just under 20 percent of the organizations surveyed rate insider risks as a threat. A mistake that can cause great damage. As part of its "1×1 of IT security" series, Microsoft explains how companies protect themselves from insider threats. According to the Cyber ​​Security study, 55 percent of the organizations surveyed in the DA-CH region have been victims of data theft by former or current employees. To go to a…

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