Germany
Kaspersky survey confirms 31 percent cyber attacks lead to job losses
A survey conducted by Kaspersky in association with B2B International says that 31% of last year’s data breaches have led to job losses. And out of those who lost jobs, 29% of them belonging to SMEs and 29% of them belonging to large companies were not related to the IT field. All these days, many […]
Germany to counter US with DARPA like Cyber Security Agency
Germany has decided to not depend on the United States for research in Cybersecurity field from now on as it has planned to establish its own agency in lines with US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Germany’s Defense Minister Ursula Von Der Leyen has confirmed the news and said that her country is getting […]
Germany accuses Russia of launching cyber attacks on its Defense and Interior Ministries
Many media sources in Germany are seen accusing Russian government funded hacking group Fancy Bear for launching cyber attacks on Defense and Interior Ministries in December last year. The hack was realized by the German law enforcement in December 2017 and their investigation revealed that the hack may have lasted for up to a year. […]
Chinese Spies Cyber Attack German officials and Politicians through LinkedIn!
Bundesamt Fur Verfassungsshutz or shortly known as BFV, the German Intelligence Agency has warned all politicians and government officials of its country against cyber attacks launched by Chinese Spies. BFV issued a warning that some spies working for Chinese intelligence are sieving professional networking site ‘LinkedIn’ to gather data on at least 10,000 Germans to […]
Ordinypt malware targeting Germany companies is a wiper disguised as ransomware
Researchers from G data Security have found evidence that a new variant of ransomware called Ordinypt was found targeting German companies via email phishing. They also came to a conclusion that the said malware was actually a wiper disguised as ransomware. Karsten Hahn, a senior researcher at G Data claims that the ransomware was targeting […]
Threefold rise in Cyber Attacks are being witnessed by German Companies
London based Audit and Consulting company Ernst & Young (EY) which conducted a survey on 450 German companies early this year have concluded that businesses operating in the European nation have witnessed a 3 times increase in cyber attacks. However, Bodo Meseke, who a security expert at EY says that most of the companies are […]
G20 Summit in Germany braces to counter Cyber Attacks
The G20 Summit which is to be held in Germany on July 7th, 2017 is readying itself to combat with cyber attacks of any range from nations such as Russia. The IT team in coordination with the police department has established significant cyber security methods ahead of the summit. This includes ‘Pen Test’ and keeping […]
France new president to launch cyber attacks on Russia
Newly Elected France President Emmanuel Macron is all set to launch a cyber war on Russia in retaliation for the attack launched on Saturday evening against him and his election campaign which was intended to titillate the mind of his patrons. A chief aide from France suggested the 39-year old France President has already ordered […]
Are Britain and Germany ready for pre-election cyber attacks?
As France’s newly elected President Emmanuel Macron is busy enjoying the success of the win, the focus of the media has now turned towards Britain and Germany. The only question which lingers in everyone’s mind is “Are Britain and Germany ready for pre-election cyber attacks?” It is now a known fact that shortly before the […]
Germany strengthens its nation’s cybersecurity with a new military unit
Germany has finally decided to up its stand on cyber security. So, on this note, the country has launched a new military unit dedicated to thwarting cyber attacks on public and private utilities. Therefore, from now on, as soon as a nation launches a cyber attack on Germany’s digital assets, the military’s special unit will […]
