DAILY CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity  News & Intel for Friday, 02 February 2024

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1. STATE ACTORS: MICROSOFT THREAT INTEL – Identifies threat actor as Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored actor also known as NOBELIUM

2. RANSOMWARE: Reports are reaching me about a full-blown “CACTUS” Ransomware Attack on French Automation & Energy Management firm Schneider

3. ITAAS: Atomico backs German Deeploi, an ‘IT-as-a-service’ platform as its builds toward Europe’s #1 IT Operating System to help millions of people work better everyday.

4. AI/RANSOMWARE: Increased calls for increased Cybersecurity defences to combat massive surge in Artificial Intelligence driven Ransomware Attacks

5. SME VULNERABILITY: Despite increased knowledge and overall awareness SMEs are still extremely vulnerable to the full gamut of Cyber Attacks.