Thought Leadership
Shortly before it-sa
According to information from an anonymous source that has been available to it-daily.net since midday, NürnbergMesse has been the victim of a phishing attack.
Data is said to have been accessed in the process.
The exhibition company has now also confirmed the attack.
After hacker attack
Following a serious security incident in the summer of 2024, Disney has now taken drastic measures.
The company will stop using the popular communication platform Slack completely.
Thousands of mobile phone customers in Sweden received text messages in the summer of 2023 calling for revenge for the Koran burnings at the time.
It is now clear who is behind the text messages.
Fear of hacker attacks
Cyberattacks in road traffic?
To prevent this, the USA is targeting certain Chinese and Russian vehicle components.
This could also have an impact on German manufacturers.
it-sa Special
In the increasingly digitalized industrial landscape, the challenges in cybersecurity have grown considerably in recent years.
The increase in targeted cyberattacks on operational technology (OT), i.e. control systems, devices and components in production facilities, is particularly worrying.
OT and IT must work closely together to ensure effective cybersecurity.
Flax Typhoon
Various cyber security agencies and authorities such as the FBI, the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), the NSA and the NCSC have uncovered a botnet with more than 260,000 devices worldwide.
Sowing discord
US intelligence agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published new findings about the hacker access from Iran to internal communications of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign team that became public in August.
Guide for more safety
CIOs and CISOs are coming under pressure from various directions.
Mark Molyneux, EMEA CTO at Cohesity, provides recommendations in a guide on how companies can meet the following challenges.
Offline calculator
Experts at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have hacked offline computers – i.e. systems that are not connected to a network such as the Internet.
Increase API security
Cequence publishes explosive new data regarding the security of tour operator and hotel industry websites.
Cybercriminals are increasingly using the increased traffic during the vacation season as a cover for their attacks.