NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2024
ISIAVWE: $7TN MAY BE AVAILABLE TO BE STOLEN VIA CYBERCRIME Recently, the Information Security Society of Africa-Nigeria (ISSAN) held a-day cybersecurity roundtable 2023 with the theme: “Re-thinking corporate governance rules of money transfer.” The president of the non-profit association, Dr. David Isiavwe in chat with Kayode Tokede disclosed that […]
Call To Cyber Attack On German Arms Maker By Pro Rusian Hacker Group – Killnet
Rheinmetall supplying Ukraine with automated reconnaissance systems At the behest of the German government, Rheinmetall is supplying Ukraine with automated reconnaissance systems. These are primarily used for monitoring large areas of terrain with as few personnel as possible. Rheinmetall is cooperating in this project with the Estonian company DefSecIntel. Known […]
ISSAN raises concerns about Nigeria’s ranking in online fraud
The Information Security Society of Africa-Nigeria (ISSAN) has expressed worry about Nigeria’s leading role in online fraud in Africa. ISSAN, which claimed that some $2 trillion was at risk, said all efforts must be harnessed to correct the menace. The President of ISSAN, Dr. David Isiavwe, who disclosed […]
THE NEW SECURITY CHIP FOR WINDOWS PCs; PLUTON
On the 17th of November 2020, Microsoft announced Pluton, its new security chips for Windows 10 PCs. It’s meant to provide hardware and software integration that we’ve already seen in the Xbox One and Azure Sphere, but now it will be on upcoming computers. Yes, this is a hardware-based solution, so […]
How Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Teams Spot Attacks Before They Start
Last year, cybersecurity threat intelligence helped stop a MegaCortex ransomware attack before it was executed. In turn, this saved the client organization from damages that had the potential to stretch to $239 million or more. Several threat intelligence insights were able to provide a warning that the attackers were likely […]
COVID-19 Clinical Trials Slowed After Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack was launched at the eResearch Technology, a medical software company that supplies pharma companies with tools for conducting clinical trials – including trials for COVID-19 vaccines. Healthcare organizations are a prime target for ransomware, as they contain sensitive patient data and for large, profitable organizations, cybercriminals […]
SilentFade’ Attack Drained Facebook Victims of $4M
Facebook has detailed a wide-scale Chinese malware campaign that targeted its ad platform for years and siphoned $4 million from users’ advertising accounts. It was dubbed “SilentFade” (short for “Silently running Facebook Ads with Exploits”) the malware compromised Facebook accounts and used them to promote malicious ads, steal browser cookies […]
GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS ALERT
Global Security Threat Alert – Windows 7 and older version security threats The security intelligence from US National Security Agency (NSA) published on 5th June 2019 revealed that various versions of old windows Operating Systems including Windows7 are highly susceptible to malware (Bluekeep) and ransomware attack. Hence Organizations across the globe are being warned […]
SECUREX WEST AFRICA 2019 – INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
The Information Security Society of Nigeria (ISSAN) wishes to invite its distinguished members to The Securex West Africa 2019 International Exhibition and Cyber Security Summit taking place in Lagos for its seventh edition from the 16th – 17th April 2019. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER WACSS is a one-day invitation only programme […]
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS URGED TO BEEF UP CYBER SECURITY
Financial Institutions Urged to Beef up Cyber Security The Information Security Society of Africa-Nigeria (ISSAN) has called on the various financial institutions in Nigeria to tighten cyber security in order to reduce the risk of cyberattacks and also, to protect organisations from the deliberate exploitation of systems, networks and technologies. […]