What is spear phishing? Spear phishing is a targeted and sophisticated form of social engineering that aims to trick people into believing they are receiving a message from someone they trust. Attackers often use personal information obtained through other means to make their message seem more credible…
What is baiting? Baiting is a cybersecurity technique that involves placing an infected item, such as a USB drive, in a public place in the hope that someone will pick it up and use it on their computer. The infected item may be disguised as something useful, such as a USB drive containing photos…
What is “Les Assises de la sécurité”? This event, organized by Comexposium under the direction of Maria Iacono, took place from October 12 to 15, 2022, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. It’s the must-attend event for cybersecurity experts worldwide. So, as you might expect, we were there! It was an opportunity to…
What is Digital Autonomy and Sovereignty Day? This event, organized by the Directorate General for Enterprises in partnership with the Strategic Industry Committee (CSF) for Security Industries, will take place on June 30, 2022, at Campus Cyber. Campus Cyber, a project launched by the President of the Republic, is the flagship venue for…
Definition of spoofing Spoofing involves disguising a communication from an unknown source as one from a known and trusted source. In short, spoofing is a social engineering attack. It can range from attempting to pose as a trusted friend of the victim to imitating a widely recognized website or official organization…
It is absolutely essential to know how to protect yourself against ransomware before an attack occurs. As a reminder, the estimated total losses for French companies targeted in 2021 are said to be €2.5 billion. Furthermore, companies that fell victim to ransomware from January to December 2021 are reported to have lost an average of 26.7% of their annual revenue,…
What is cryptocurrency? The AMF, ACPR, and DGCCRF recently issued a warning about the rise in cryptocurrency scams. 600% of cryptocurrency losses were due to theft and fraud between 2020 and 2021. A cryptocurrency is a virtual currency that operates independently of banks and governments. It…
What is this about? On September 9, the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) reported a data breach involving millions of French COVID-19 test results stored on a New Zealand-based server. In fact, the Paris Public Hospital System (AP-HP) was the victim of a cyberattack caused by a vulnerability in its…
The facts: Following the Microsoft vulnerability in early December, the Log4Shell security flaw is now making headlines. The Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) (Germany’s equivalent of ANSSI) disclosed its existence on December 10, 2021. It affects the Log4j logging library developed by the Apache Foundation. A library,…
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