This short film directed by Quentin Lecoq and produced by Théophile Rausch, won the Best Director Award at the Security Film Festival. It shows with humor how your personal data can be at risk, or not !
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CYBERSECURITY VIDEO OF THE MONTH: MARCEL (IN FRENCH)
Cyber industrial safety -
Amélie RIVES
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December 03, 2018
- Cyber industrial safety
- Security and Stability in Cyberspace
- Cybercrime
- Cyber risks
- Operational security
- Antifraud action
- Digital identity & KYC
- Digital Sovereignty
- Digital transition
Cyber industrial safety
17 July 2023
Wallix raises €10.5 million
The French specialist in privileged access raised 5.5 million euros in one night only.
04 July 2023
Despite improvements, OT cybersecurity remains a problem
Fortinet’s latest report shows that 75% of manufacturers have suffered at least one intrusion in the last 12 months.
19 June 2023
Critical flaw in Siemens’ energy sector ICS
The vulnerability enables complete takeover of devices and may undermine power grids
19 June 2023
Power grids: Mandiant warns about new malware CosmicEnergy
It is said to be the product of a Russian cybersecurity team, Red Team, which develops malicious tools to stress test industrial computer systems
16 May 2023
Future developments for industrial cybersecurity
A recent ABI Research report addresses likely developments in securing ICS
28 April 2023
Canada: Russian cybercriminals allegedly accessed the natural gas network
The information is among the classified U.S. intelligence documents that were recently leaked
Security and Stability in Cyberspace
22 September 2023
Will orbital data centers soon be a reality?
Will we one day see special structures for processing digital data orbiting the Earth? As futuristic as it sounds, this possibility is now being considered. Thales Alenia Space (TAS) is working on ...
28 August 2023
Submarine cables: the US-China cold war threatening the global internet
Beijing may have got off to a good start in installing its submarine internet infrastructures, but the counter-offensive by Washington has successfully blocked the deployment of China’s cables. ...
28 August 2023
North Korean cybercriminals spied on Russian missile manufacturer
Lazarus and ScarCruft have allegedly stolen information from NPO Machinostroyenia, Russia’s largest manufacturer of long-range missiles.
14 August 2023
Widespread Russian cyber espionage campaign on Microsoft Teams
Kremlin-affiliated cybercriminal group orchestrated widespread cyber espionage campaign, infiltrating numerous international organizations, including government agencies
31 July 2023
USA: the White House plans to radically overhaul its national cybersecurity strategy
In March 2023, the US government unveiled its National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS), which lays the groundwork for major changes in the way the country protects its cyberspace. Although this document ...
28 July 2023
Millions of emails from US military sent to Mali
The source: a simple typo in the domain name.
Cybercrime
14 August 2023
All change at Killnet: myth or reality?
Known for its distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on European and North American organisations that support Ukraine, the pro-Russian hacker group announced earlier this year that it was ...
28 July 2023
Kevin Mitnick: death of a legendary hacker
After his cat-and-mouse game with the FBI in the 80s and 90s, he became a cybersecurity consultant.
21 July 2023
Russian officer killed with the help of running app Strava?
Murderers of Captain Vladislav Rjitski, killed while on a jog, may have planned assassination with Strava.
21 July 2023
Cybersecurity expert makes off with 9 million USD in crypto hack
US authorities arrested former Amazon employee keen on leaving country.
10 July 2023
MOVEit vulnerability: the list of victims grows longer
Led by the Clop group, the hack of the managed file transfer software is 2023’s most significant cyber attack to date
10 July 2023
British cybercriminal sentenced to five years in prison in the US
Specialized in SIM swapping, the UK national took part in the 2020 Twitter hack and is guilty of a string of crypto theft and cyber harassment operations
Cyber risks
19 September 2023
The quantum apocalypse is not yet upon us, but we need to be ready for it
With the advances being made in quantum computing, the risk of one day seeing RSA keys broken by super-powered computers is being taken very seriously on the international stage. The post-quantum ...
18 September 2023
Elections: what cyber risks are lying in wait?
The end of the summer brought with it new revelations of interference, cyber espionage, cyberattacks and other attempts to destabilise elections around the world. Here we take a closer look at three ...
11 September 2023
LinkedIn, another playground for cybercriminals
As the world’s leading social media platform, LinkedIn is widely trusted. Yet sometimes, the people certain members of the platform are interacting with may not be who they say they are, especially ...
28 August 2023
AI: a boon for social engineering
Capable as it is of investigating targets and producing convincing “deepfakes”, artificial intelligence (AI) is a boon for launching social engineering attacks. It enables perpetrators to ...
14 August 2023
AI Deciphers Passwords from Keyboard Sounds
British researchers develop an algorithm that recognizes keyboard sounds with a high success rate
Operational security
28 August 2023
Understanding the DORA Directive in five points
The DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) European Directive will apply to the 27 EU Member States from January 2025 onwards. It is intended to boost the resilience of the financial sector, whose ...
14 August 2023
Microsoft singled out in vulnerability patching
Cybersecurity researcher blames publisher for delay in response to reported flaws
03 August 2023
Canada: what legal framework is there for SOCMINT?
What are the legal boundaries in Canada as regards collecting, analysing and publishing data from social networks? Although SOCMINT is practised widely within the OSINT community, understanding its ...
12 July 2023
How NANO Corp is revolutionising network security with end-to-end observability
As networks become increasingly complex and hybrid, unified monitoring is a feature that observability solutions must now offer. Echoing this trend towards end-to-end observability, NANO Corp is ...
10 July 2023
Thales acquires Australian cyber specialist Tesserent
The cyber threat detection and response firm brings with it a large customer base in Australia and New Zealand
28 June 2023
Sekoia.io raises €35 million
French cybersecurity vendor aims to become “European leader” in cyberattack detection and response platforms
Antifraud action
05 September 2023
Messenger to implement default end-to-end encryption
Long-awaited development in wake of illegal abortion controversy in Nebraska Fraud prevention.
28 July 2023
United States: OpenAI under FTC investigation
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating ChatGPT over claims of misrepresentation.
13 July 2023
Olympic Games: ANSSI argues for “healthy paranoia”
Vincent Strubel, head of ANSSI, goes over security measures for Paris 2024 Games, as well as threats the event faces.
19 June 2023
Canada warns of text message scams
According to Canada’s Anti-Fraud Centre, these scams have led to the theft of 6.5 million Canadian dollars in the first quarter of 2023
19 June 2023
LockBit leaks 8,000 French passports
In mid-May, 2023, the Russian cybercriminal group hacked the Voyageurs du Monde travel agent, who refused to pay the ransom
17 June 2023
Delving into the business of fake code-signing certificates
An investigation by Brian Krebs looks back at the career of a Russian cybercriminal specializing in the trafficking of these precious sesames.
Digital identity & KYC
07 July 2023
European Digital Identity Wallet: text makes progress, but disagreements persist
The European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council have completed a round of negotiations on this key text for the EU’s digital transformation.
19 June 2023
The Catholic Church in France gives priests digital IDs
It is now possible to verify if priests are authorized to say Mass or hear confession, and thus make sure they are not accused of any sexual crimes
19 June 2023
New fundraising round for Archipels, which welcomes shareholder IN Group
Publicly owned French company Archipels develops digital identity platform based on blockchain
16 May 2023
DocuSign launches AI-assisted ID verification
Named “ID Verification for EU Qualified”, compliant with European Union and United Kingdom regulatory requirements, this solution also relies on human approval
26 April 2023
United States: Senate Passes Digital Identity Bill
A Senate committee has validated the Improving Digital Identity Act, which is intended to enable the deployment of a “trusted and interoperable” identity verification solution
08 March 2023
Africa: Digital identity fraud on the rise
Report on KYC in Africa reveals 28% rise in fraud by 2022
Digital Sovereignty
21 July 2023
European Commission: former Big Tech lobbyist relinquishes post
Under political pressure, Fiona Scott Morton no longer vying for chief competition economist position.
21 July 2023
Canada: Quebec local government outlines its response to cyber incident
By immediately cutting all Internet connections, the Kativik regional government claims to have prevented any potential data leak.
21 July 2023
Amazon’s turn to notice DSA
The US giant claims it is not a “very large digital platform”, but its arguments are not as convincing as Zalando’s.
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07 July 2023
[NANO Corp] Fanch Francis: “To build a European champion, you have to look for customers and investors in Europe from the outset.”
For the co-founder and director of NANO Corp, a French company specialising in deep observability, a European champion in this field can only be built by facing up to the realities on the ground ...
29 June 2023
Qwant to be acquired by Octave Klaba and integrated into a global SaaS platform
With the backing of Caisse des Dépôts, the founder of OVHcloud is to create Synfonium, a new entity offering a sovereign alternative to the integrated SaaS solutions of the American giants, which ...
28 June 2023
European Cybersecurity Competence Center opens in Bucharest
The ECCC is designed to strengthen innovation and collaboration in cybersecurity in the European Union.
Digital transition
19 September 2023
What is the best environment for a pentest?
Preparing for a penetration test, often shortened to pentest, is crucial for any company or organisation concerned about protecting its digital assets. A key consideration is choosing which ...
05 September 2023
United States: generative AI not subject to copyright law
US courts confirm US Copyright Office decision, challenged by CEO of Imagination Engines.
05 September 2023
OSINT: Tips for keeping ourselves safe online
Before getting started with OSINT, it’s essential to take a few steps to strengthen our online security.
04 September 2023
Trust at the heart of data protection regulations: a common thread in Europe and Canada (Quebec)
European, French and Quebec regulations contain everything needed to create a framework of trust among stakeholders when it comes to data governance. But given the challenges of cybersecurity and ...
14 August 2023
Negligence at Quebec Ministry of Cybersecurity
Employee sent confidential information regarding 529 employees to a personal inbox during her transfer to a different government body
31 July 2023
Cyber-resilience in African microfinance is still low
Although only 10 or 15% of Africans have a bank account, the continent’s financial institutions are still confronted with a systemic cyber-risk. In the face of such challenges, the Africa ...