CYBER INSIGHTS: Thursday, 28 March 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence – CYBERInsights Small Business Cybersecurity News

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Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights – My Daily Roundup of the Latest European SME Cybersecurity News Including:

1). STATE ACTORS: UK Government accuses China directly for Data Breach – On the back of an assessment by the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) a part of GCHQ has confirmed that China has deployed APT31, a known China state-affiliated actor to carry out “online reconnaissance” leading to a significant data breach of the UK Electoral Commission’s systems.

About NCSC – The National Cyber Security Centre supports the most critical organisations in the UK, public sector, industry & SMEs. When incidents occur, they provide effective incident response & help with recovery and lessons for the future.

2). CYBER INTEL: CIFAS – Cyber-attacks still primary concern for UK Businesses. Research from UK-leading fraud prevention service, CIFAS, has revealed that nearly three-quarters (73%) of UK corporate businesses believe that cyber-attacks pose the biggest fraud threat to their organisation over the next 12 months.

ABOUT CIFAS: Fighting Fraud and Financial Crime Together – CIFAS is the UK’s leading fraud prevention service. Providing cutting edge solutions for organisations to protect them from fraud and financial crime, making it harder for criminals to operate. Learn More /…

3). PASSWORD POLICY – According to Verizon 80% of data breaches stem from either weak or re-used (previously compromised) Are your SMEs Passwords Secure Enough? A strong password policy is any organization’s first line of defense against intruders according to Netwrix
in their latest guide Password Policy Best Practices.

ABOUT NETWRIX –Netwrix empowers security professionals to face digital threats with confidence by enabling them to identify and protect sensitive data as well as respond to & recover from attacks.

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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 Accredited Journalist, 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, Blogs & Digital Magazines.

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