Like “fake news” also in the security world there is the risk of “false flags”. There are tons of information in the form of paid and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) feeds that enrich and add value to any indicators used to protect the networks. It is relatively easy to inject...

The Europol annual the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) [1] states that known malware threats are always active and that new threats are appearing. Ransomware are still one of the major causes of cyber-attacks, but more targeted attacks seems to more profitable for cyber-criminals. That is the collaboration between...

It is news to no one that everyday organizations experience incidents related to Cybersecurity. Cyber threats follow an increasing progression for the last five years. What can organizations do in order to be better prepared and more resilient? Having identified this rising threat, in the last years organizations have started...

The Coronavirus pandemic has spread globally in a matter of weeks, infecting hundreds of thousands while catching the medical community by surprise. While we know where the pandemic originated, we still know very little about cures, treatments, or even a way to immunize patients from it. However, two things also...

Good things come in threes SURF is the "collaborative organisation for ICT in Dutch education and research", we also operate the Dutch NREN (National Research and Education Network). With ICT so prominent in our one-liner description you might think that we love technology (and you would be right!), but we...

Leveraging Threat Intelligence for proactive defences The COVID-19 is forcing organisations around the world to adopt "work-from-home" or telecommuting. This paradigm shift is putting immense pressure on cybersecurity operations. As organisations are making extraordinary efforts to protect their workers and serve their customers during the pandemic, exposure to cyberthreats is...

How threat actors are abusing the global pandemics In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations around the world decide to adopt telecommuting. With the communication increasing due to working from home policies, threat actors are taking advantage and are even using the novel coronavirus as a lure to mount attacks....

Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) - colloquially referred to as ‘drones’ - are increasingly being deployed for a plethora of military and civil applications as well as for entertainment. This is a major challenge for the defence and aeronautical industry, as those vehicles need to be integrated into an already congested...