DAILY CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intel for Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

DAILY CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Analysis for Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Written & Curated By Iain Fraser – SME Cybersecurity Journalist
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1. CYBERSECURITY/BEST ADVICE: IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Drafting and Creating a Tailored Crisis Management Plan for your Small Business/SME

2. PASSWORD POLICY: There are many articles that highlight ridiculous scenarios of Staff giving away their Passwords for Chocolate – Creating an SME Password Policy

3. DDoS: News has reached me that 3 million electric toothbrushes have been infected with Java malware to conduct DDoS attacks – Brush up on your “Smart Security”

4. SECURING YOUR FUTURE: ANALYSIS – Rundown of the Key Cyberthreats that your SME need to be aware of in 2024

5. CYBER THREAT INTEL: AON Survey – identifies one in five Irish firms suffered a “Cyber Attack” last year (2023) Business leaders to increase budgets

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INVESTIGATION: 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 my full investigation and report in to this scourge on struggling SMEs/Small Businesses.

CYBERSECURITY EVENTS – EUROPE | LIVE & VIRTUAL

29/02/2024 LIVE EVENT: THE FRAUD CONFERENCE | 29 February 2024 | Royal College of Physicians, London. Learn More /…
31/05/2024 ONLINE EVENT: SANS INSTITUTE – Ransomware Summit 2024 | 31 May 2024 | Live Online – Learn More /…

CYBER VOICE/PR WIRE

GARTNER: Roll out the AI Opportunity Radar to your executive team. Learn More /…
VEEAM: Cybersecurity Best Practices and Hybrid Cloud Resilience. Learn More /…
SME RESOURCES: Why Choose Datadog? Full-Stack Observability. Learn More /…
SPLUNK: Best practices for practical observability – must-read report. Learn More /…

Author

Cybersecurity Journalist - Iain Fraser

Gibraltar based Professional Journalist, Accredited Authority Writer, Commentator & Publisher working on all aspects of SME (Small, Medium Sized Enterprises) Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence, Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation. Voted Top 30 Cybersecurity News Websites Globally in 2023 for Information Security by Feedspot #CyberJourno #Scambaiter - Available for Assignments - Articles, Web Content, Guest Blogger
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