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Mobile devices: High risk from AI-generated attacks
Mobile devices: High risk from AI-generated attacks

On mobile devices, the risk of a cyber attack through infected apps, fake AI websites, fake proxy servers and phishing is high. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard are becoming increasingly popular around the world. They enable their users to increase efficiency and productivity in their daily work. However, these diverse application possibilities are both a blessing and a curse, as they can also be misused by hackers for cyber attacks. Shortly after their introduction, generative AI tools were quickly used to create malware. Many of them appeared in the official app stores. Aside from that…

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Cyber ​​attacks on healthcare organizations
Cyber ​​attacks on healthcare organizations

According to the current SOTI study, more than three quarters of healthcare organizations in Germany are affected by cyber attacks, data leaks or data protection incidents. 95 percent of IT professionals emphasize the importance of technological innovation in their organization. The healthcare industry in Germany is increasingly relying on innovative, especially mobile, technologies to optimize processes and provide patients with comprehensive care. However, various security risks are also associated with digitization efforts: since 2021, 79 percent of organizations in the healthcare sector in Germany have been affected by a data protection incident, data leak or DDoS attack. Employee-Caused Data Leaks Showing…

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Downstream Security Risks
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

There are many factors that increase the risk for companies. The downstream security risks are the storage of sensitive data and the increasing mobility of the workforce. Unfortunately, these factors are very difficult to get a handle on and are related to the modern type of work that is taking place today. The increasing number of vulnerabilities in IT end devices used in companies is certainly one of the biggest drivers for the growing cyber risk, as it increases the attack surface for companies. This is a pretty obvious connection to the…

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Smishing - the new cybercrime trend
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Phishing is known to almost everyone today. Data theft by email has already made life difficult for many private individuals and companies. But now comes Smishing. In the course of digitization and with the pandemic as a driver, mobile devices are becoming more important in every company, be it the office cell phone in the home office or mobile devices in production. Cyber ​​criminals know this too, so they are looking for new ways to dupe users with false information. The new scam: smishing. What exactly is smishing? From home or on the go ...

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