CYBER INSIGHTS: Tuesday 04 February 2025 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intel
February 4, 2025





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Gibraltar: Tuesday 04 February 2025 at 07:00 CET
CYBER INSIGHTS: Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights – The Roundup of Today´s UK Small Business Cybersecurity News & Intel …
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1). EUROPOL: Tackling cybercrime: common challenges and legislative solutions identified by Europol and Eurojust A new joint report from Europol and Eurojust, Common Challenges in Cybercrime, sheds light on the persistent and emerging issues hampering cybercrime investigations. This latest edition not only identifies key obstacles—particularly in the field of digital evidence—but also examines the potential of new legislative measures to address these challenges. Among the most pressing difficulties highlighted are the overwhelming volume of digital data, the heightened risk of data loss, and the persistent barriers to accessing critical information due to legal and technical constraints …
2). EMAIL SECURITY: VIPRE Report Reveals Key Email Security Threats for 2025 – Infostealers, AI-Driven Phishing, and QR Code Attacks VIPRE Security Group has released its annual email threat landscape report, “Email Security in 2025: What to Expect from the Evolving Email Threat Landscape.” The report highlights the top trends in email-based cyberattacks from 2024 and provides evidence-based predictions for 2025. Drawing from its analysis of 7.2 billion emails globally—of which 858 million were spam—VIPRE warns of the growing sophistication of cyber threats. VIPRE anticipates the following email security threats will persist and evolve in 2025: • Increased use of QR codes for phishing and malware distribution • Expansion of infostealers targeting sensitive business information …
3). PHISHING & Understanding the Threat of Phishing. – CyberKPI: Phishing, a deceptive cybercrime technique, poses a significant threat to SMEs globally, impacting them financially and operationally. Small Businesses are particularly vulnerable to Phishing attacks due to their limited resources and often inadequate cybersecurity measures. Cybercriminals exploit the lack of sophisticated IT security infrastructure in SMEs to launch successful Phishing campaigns, leading to substantial financial losses and reputational damage. Phishing scams often exploit human emotions, such as fear or urgency, compelling victims to act quickly without verifying the source of the communication.
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