“Ten years ago, would you have ever imagined that my 83-year-old grandmother would send messages via WhatsApp today?” asked Stefan Umit Uygur, CEO of 4Securitas, speaking to the General States of Information Engineering at the Italian Senate on Thursday 3rd March 2022. There have been significant delays in implementing the reforms in the technological and …
General States Of Information Engineering, Italian Senate Read More »
After the Kyiv institutional sites, hackers target Ukrainian refugees support organisations. But almost 260,000 pro-Ukraine hackers have now enlisted Ukrainian ranks. According to Stefan Umit Uygur, CEO of 4Securitas: “The next potential ‘9/11’ will be a cyberattack, which it would have but a much more serious impact because it would become a global attack, targeting …
Cyberwarfare Between Russia And Ukraine Widens (In Italian) Read More »
“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for them. If they are in superior strength, evade them. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that they may grow arrogant. If they are taking their ease, give them no rest. If their forces are united, separate them. …
The Importance Of A Proactive Cyber Defense Solution To Protect Your Critical Data Read More »
Just where is the global cyber-defense market going? And why is it failing so spectacularly to protect the data assets of the largest and most heavily protected government institutions and corporate companies in the world? At this stage I really think it is time to re-evaluate cyber-defence solutions on the market. So where is the …
It Is Time To Re-Evaluate Cyber-Defence Solutions – Christmas Reading… Read More »
Discovered by McAfee and Northwave, the self-spreading feature of the ransomware enables attackers to move around a network once it has been breached quickly. LockBit exploits SMB, ARP tables, and PowerShell to spread the malware through a compromised network. An unidentified victim of the ransomware failed to back up its data and was forced to pay the ransom in order to …
Self-Spreading LockBit Ransomware Is Becoming A Dangerous Threat To Organizations Read More »
Sitting down with Stefan Umit Uygur, Co-founder and CEO of 4Securitas, was both “a pleasure and a privilege” for Safety Detective’s Aviva Zacks. Read the article below or on the Safety Detective website. Safety Detective: What drew you to cybersecurity and what do you love about it? Stefan Umit Uygur: I have been involved in …
Interview With Our CEO: The Future Of Cybersecurity Landscape Read More »
My name is Katherine Doman, and I am a student at Boston College, studying finance and marketing. This summer, I interned in Dublin for the cybersecurity startup 4Securitas where I learned about the importance and relevance of data security in the IT industry. I am really happy that my internship was in the cybersecurity sector …
We have been very busy with the continuous development of ACSIA – one of the reasons why we have been very quiet on our blog for last months. Today I just have had an hour break and decided to dig into one particular incident that has been notified by ACSIA. This specific incident was not …
Capturing Next Generation Malwares That A Malicious User Was Trying To Deploy Read More »
In this blog, I examine why companies are continuing to fall victim to cyber attacks despite increased awareness of such threats, and gives us some proactive steps companies can take to avoid such security breaches. Why informed companies continue to get hacked Recent UK Government statistics found that nearly half of all UK businesses suffered …
Cyber Security: An Important Issue For Small Businesses Read More »
Recent UK Government statistics found that nearly half of all UK businesses suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months. Firms holding personal data and processing money are top targets. With an average cost to the business of £3,000 for medium business and £19,000 for larger ones, the most common attacks were …
