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WELCOME TO TODAY’S EDITION OF CYBERINSIGHTS – MY DAILY ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST EUROPEAN SME CYBERSECURITY NEWS, INTELLIGENCE & ANALYSIS INCLUDING: BITCOIN, ONLINE REPUTATION & CONTINGENCY PLANS.

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1) VIRTUAL CURRENCY (VC): BITCOIN – Heavyweight support boost Bitcoin to 69,200 USD. An influx of billions of dollars from US Banking & Finance heavyweights has boosted the price of the Worlds largest & best known Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin seeing the price jump from a stagnant $16,500 to top out at a staggering $69,200 an all time record before settling back, currently trading at $67,355.60 (Coindesk.com) Learn More /…

SMEs are currently being targeted by Crypto scams. For example, a new customer makes a huge order but is only willing to pay with Bitcoin – What do you do? Ask Yourself – Do you know enough about Cryptocurrency?

2) SUPPLY CHAIN: WE MUST OPTIMISE SUPPLY CHAINS FOR THE SHARING ECONOMY – WEF The rise of peer-to-peer exchanges, and the digital platforms that enable them, has been meteoric in recent years. Yet, little attention has been devoted to the supply chains that underpin these exchanges. A new case study sheds light on a successful arrangement for supply chains in the sharing economy. Learn More /…

Introduction to Supply Chain Management for SMEs – Effective supply chain management (SCM) is paramount. Read Supply Chain Management Best Practices for SMEs: A Comprehensive Guide by Startup-House

3) INNOVATION: ECSO LAUNCHES EUROPEAN DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS NETWORK – TWG. ECSO The European Cyber Security Organisation has launched a Thematic Working Group (TWG) with a goal of promoting Cybersecurity as a precondition and basis for a successful digitalisation, to support advancements in boosting Cybersecurity postures, and support local cybersecurity ecosystems. Learn More /…

ECSO contributes to European Sovereignty, Autonomy & strengthening Europe’s cyber-resilience. Given the key position of SMEs in the digital economy, the focus will be on their secure digital transformation.

CYBERSECURITY EVENTS – EUROPE | LIVE & VIRTUAL

06/03/2024 – CLOUD&CYBER SEC EXPO | London – Learn More /…
17/03/2024 – RETHINK! IT SECURITY | Berlin – Learn More /…
20/05/2024 – CYBERWISECON EUROPE | Online – Learn More /…
31/05/2024 – SANS RANSOMWARE SUMMIT | Online – Learn More /…

CYBER VOICE/PR WIRE

CYBER TRAINING: Test Drive World-Class SANS Cyber Security Training
GARTNER: Roll out the AI Opportunity Radar to your executive team.
VEEAM: Cybersecurity Best Practices and Hybrid Cloud Resilience.
SME RESOURCES: Why Choose Datadog? Full-Stack Observability.
SPLUNK: Best practices for practical observability – must-read report.

INVESTIGATIONS 2024:

1. THE SMALL BUSINESS LOAN SCAM This model of the Small Business Loan Scam started during the Covid Pandemic and true to form the Scammers were offering “Guaranteed” Small Business Loans. Well, I have to report that the Business Loan Scam is rearing its ugly head. Register Free to read the full Report

2. PHISHING: The Sextortion scam as it is termed, has raised its ugly head again with a refined Scam for 2024. I first wrote about this nearly six years ago after I received a flurry of emails with the standard copy & paste text. Most Small Businesses/ SMEs ignore these threats as not being relevant to business but they would be wrong! Register Free to read the full Report

ABOUT IAIN FRASER – Gibraltar based Professional Journalist,
Accredited Authority Writer & Commentator on all aspects of SME (Small, Medium Sized Business) Cybersecurity, Latest Threat Intelligence, Scam Alerts and Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation. In addition to Publishing CYBERInsights I contribute to 20+ News Sites, Authority Blogs and Digital Magazines.

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