IT Security Information

The Hornetsecurity Security Lab has recently noticed an increase in phishing emails sent on behalf of the WHO and the CDC. The cyber criminals take advantage of the current fear of the corona virus.

What cyberthreats can be expected in the first year of the new decade? Our Head of Product Management, Dr. Yvonne Bernard, gives us an expert assessment what kind of attacks and cybercriminal activities we should have on our radar in 2020.

Microsoft is considered as the major driver of the cloud movement and has brought the world’s most used office suite into the cloud with Office 365. But users of the cloud service are more and more in the centre of cybercriminal activities. Most recently, Microsoft reported a 250 percent increase in targeted attacks on Office 365 accounts. The technology company integrated various security mechanisms to defend against malware and other threats. But are these really sufficient for comprehensive security?

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With the adoption of the DSGVO, the European government has found data to be particularly worth protecting and has drawn the attention of consumers to the importance of this protection. But is personal information treated just as sensitively across European borders as it is in Germany? Where are the differences?

Just in time for the end of the year, the number of attacks with the most dangerous malware in the world – Emotet – is rising. The experts from the Hornetsecurity Security Lab have been able to observe a particularly striking campaign since December 19.