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CYBER INSIGHTS: Monday 19 August 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence

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Gibraltar: Monday 19 August 2024 at 07:00 CET

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence …
Written & Curated By Iain Fraser – Cybersecurity Journalist
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Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights My Daily Roundup of the Latest European SME Cybersecurity News including: 1). UK Police Arrest Cybercriminal 2). Take Cover for Cybersecurity 3). What is IoT?

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1). UK: POLICE ARREST 17 YEAR OLD CYBER CRIMINAL – In a joint operation with the FBI, West Midlands Police have arrested a 17 year old boy regarding the Ransomware assault on MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. The arrest is part of a global investigation into a large-scale cyber-hacking community known as Scattered Spider, Octo Tempest, 0ktapus, or UNC3944, which is thought to have been behind several attacks. The unidentified Walsall teenager was arrested by the police on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail…

2). CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE: TAKE COVER – The global Cyber Insurance Market size was valued at 11.82bn Euros (USD 12.94bn) in 2022 and is poised to grow from 14.80 (USD 16.21bn) in 2023 to 91.90bn Euros (USD 100.62bn by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 25.70% in the forecast period (2024-2031). According to a new report by SkyQuest, Cyber Insurance is becoming more popular, as the main source of safeguard insurance holders financially, as they insure against cyber-attacks such as identity theft, phishing, email etc…

3). WHAT IS IoT – CyberKPI: The Internet of Things describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolutionary concept that has transformed the way devices communicate and interact with each other. By creating a network of interconnected devices that collect and exchange data over the internet…

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER – I am a Gibraltar based, Accredited Journalist, (*NUJ, IFJ & ONA) Authority Writer,  Commentator & Publisher of CYBERinsights and cover all aspects of Cybersecurity [Awareness, Threat Management, Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation] and report throughout Europe & the UK

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