Before Clicking highlighted by Bpifrance University in the Digital Guide related to cybersecurity

Before Clicking highlighted by Bpifrance University in the Digital Guide related to cybersecurity

Bpifrance (Public Investment Bank), a trusted partner of entrepreneurs, has been offering a Digital Guide on mobile devices for several months. This guide helps organizations learn how to use digital tools. One of the latest modules enables managers to raise employee awareness of cybersecurity. This is particularly important given that users are one of the key drivers of security...

Organizations are reportedly buying Bitcoins in anticipation of a possible cyberattack.

Organizations are reportedly buying Bitcoins in anticipation of a possible cyberattack.

According to a report by the highly reputable *The Telegraph* in an article dated December 16, 2017, Paul Taylor, former head of cyber defense at the Ministry of Defense, stated that some companies are reportedly quietly buying Bitcoin. Their goal: to have the funds on hand to immediately pay any ransom demanded following a ransomware attack.…

Swiss medical-social institution forced to pay ransom to cybercriminals

Swiss medical-social institution forced to pay ransom to cybercriminals

Cyberattack: Ransomware In its December 19, 2017, edition, the newspaper La Côte reports on the misfortune of a medical-social facility in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. These facilities are equivalent to our nursing homes. After being hit by a ransomware attack in November, the facility had to pay a ransom. The amount remains undisclosed. This allowed it to…