Vulnerabilities

Artificial intelligence and adjacent technologies have been causing quite the stir lately. Many are concerned that AI is going to give rise to new and potentially completely machine-generated forms of criminal attacks. Let us look at some of those concerns.

NIS-2 aims to establish an EU wide common security standard for critical infrastructures and adjacent industries as well as vital supply chains. Here is a brief recap - and also a good reason why even non critical industries should pay close attention.

One of the important aspects of creating effective security is to make an assessment about what assets need most protection. This is a multi-faceted endeavour, as this blog article will line out.

The uncertainty surrounding the armed conflict in Ukraine also raises numerous questions: How can companies protect themselves from getting caught between the fronts and becoming a target? There is only one thing that is certain: There are currently more questions than answers.

The remaining days before Christmas will not be relaxing ones for IT and IT security managers in companies around the world: The Log4Shell security vulnerability is currently keeping the IT world on tenterhooks.

Microsoft has recently seen many attacks by hackers using so-called web shells. The number of web shell attacks between August 2020 and January 2021 doubled compared to the same period a year earlier. But what are they exactly and how can you fight them?

Instead of the yellow vaccination card, the digital proof of vaccination on the smartphone is supposed to serve as proof of vaccination. However, there are some glaring weaknesses behind the scenes that could potentially render the entire concept obsolete and raise some more than uncomfortable…

Apple has announced some innovations for iOS 15 that are a cause for concern among victims of abuse and organizations that support survivors. Among other things, it will be possible to locate devices that are switched off. This is a disaster for people who are being spied on by their own partner.

Cyber security threats persist and continue to emerge during the last years. By now you probably heard about phishing, but did you know about polyglot files yet? This article covers a unique insight to the 11 biggest cyber security threats in 2021.

Following concerns expressed by users as well as security experts, Apple announced that they will take steps to make zero-click exploits a lot more difficult. An update addressing those issues is underway.