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CYBER INSIGHTS: Wednesday 07 August 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence

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Gibraltar: Wednesday 07 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). Europol Report on Cybercrime 2). Time, Budgets, Resources and Security 3). AI Explained

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1). EUROPOL: Fragmented and multiplied Cybercriminal landscape. In 2023, millions of victims across the EU were attacked and exploited online on a daily basis: Ransomware groups increasingly targeted SME’s because they have lower Cyber defences; E-merchants and banking institutions are the preferred targets of digital skimming attacks; Users continue to fall victim to Phishing campaigns, business email compromise, investment and romance fraud; The number of cases of online sexual extortion targeting vulnerable minors is increasing…

2). THREAT INTEL: Time, Resources & Budgets are often equated with Productivity & ultimately Security. Even if a person could work tirelessly for every one of the 8,760 hours in a year, securing every facet of an organization’s digital infrastructure, a critical oversight could render these efforts futile. If the DNS servers of an organization, integral to the functioning of the Internet, remain unsecured, the organization remains perpetually exposed and vulnerable no matter what time, resources, or budgets are in place…

3). WHAT IS AI? A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO AI AND ITS IMPACT ? – CyberKPI: An in-depth exploration of Artificial Intelligencecovering its types, the role of machine learning and deep learning, practical applications, its intersection with cybersecurity, governance and ethical considerations, and its future impact on society. AI plays a crucial role in transforming cybersecurity defences by enhancing data protection and threat detection capabilities…

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

In addition to Cybersecurity, I also cover the sectors where I have either operational experience or subject matter expert knowledge including: Geopolitics, Defence Technology, AI & National Security and contribute to a broad range of European facing news channels, blogs and digital magazines as either Guest Feature Writer, Columnist or Consultant Editor.

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Email: [email protected] | www.iainfraser.net