The most unfortunate thing about backups is that we usually realise we need one when it’s already too late. We want to recover data we lost, but – unless...
Author - Davina Luyten
Theoretic training is never as effective as practical training, theoretic knowledge may not always be enough, let’s find out why. By Justinas Rastenis...
Security awareness is all about training and educating users. Strengthening the so-called ‘human firewall’ is a very powerful tool in the fight against...
The European Cyber Security Month is approaching fast. On 1 October we will kick-off our “Cyber Hero @ Home” campaign! This year the programme will focus on...
October 2021 will be Cyber Security Month. Also this year GÉANT will launch a campaign to raise cybersecurity awareness within the R&E community. After the...
As 2020 draws to a close, the final steps will be taken in the redesign of the Belnet network. With this ambitious project, we have succeeded in significantly...
By Jon Hunt, cyber services delivery manager at Jisc Criminals always find a way to take advantage of disasters. In the case of COVID-19, there has been...
The primary objective of the LITNET CERT, the Computer Emergency Response Team of the LITNET networks is to tackle security incidents, but it is also fully...
By Andrea Pinzani, IT security expert at the Consortium GARR On average, each of us owns from 20 to 40 accounts. Unfortunately, however, we are not very good...
The use of password managers is increasing. No surprise, as they simplify password security and are user friendly. Why do you need one and what are the...
To be effective, passwords need to be long, complicated and unique. It’s also a good idea to have a separate password for every account. But don’t worry...
By Michele Scalas, Davide Maiorca and Giorgio Giacinto, University of Cagliari Ransomware represents a serious threat that acts by locking the compromised...
By Leonardo Lanzi, coordinator of the GARR CERT Once upon a time… In March 2016, I had the chance to be near enough a ransomware infection to be able to...
By Francesco Palmieri, professor of Computer Science at the University of Salerno Ransomware, considered today an important emergency from the cyber security...
In May 2019, the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) was able to prevent a ransomware attack just in time. For the Cyber Security Month 2020 initiative, GÉANT...
On 23 December last year, Maastricht University (UM) was hit by a major ransomware attack. The hackers executed a command installing ‘Clop’...
On 23 December last year, Maastricht University (UM), which is connected to the Dutch education and research network SURFnet, was hit by a major ransomware...
By Pier Luca Montessoro, University of Udine One day, one very bad day, you open your laptop and a red screen informs you that all your files have been...
SI-CERT, the national CSIRT of Slovenia has been handling reports of ransomware attacks on a regular basis since April 2012. Until 2019, attack victims were...
By Avinash Singh and Hein Venter, Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria Ransomware is one of the most destructive forms of malware which...