I will find the love of my life
But answering emails from a Qatari prince, a wounded Hollywood actress
or a soldier in love looking
for money to travel to you
is not the way to go.
Cyber(non)resolutions: turn them around and find out how not to make attackers happy
At first glance, innocent resolutions that sound like a good idea... or do they? If you took them literally, you could make a lot of cyber-attackers happy. Flip the tiles to reveal how some well-known New Year's resolutions definitely don't read.
I'm going to start trusting the people around me more
Are you sure that a person asking you for your company Wi-Fi password via Messenger is really your colleague?
I'll try something new
Just be sure you don't mean downloading from unfamiliar websites
or trying out a flash drive you found near the coffee machine.
I'll have more fun
But don't make a quiz game out of emails
in your spam folder
- guess which attachment is safe.
I'm not going to stress about little things
However, this is not the case for cybersecurity. Even one changed letter
in a URL can make
a big difference.
I'll be more active
However, joining every shady online competition
is not the way to go.
Although our (non-)resolutions were a bit ironic, let's not take cyberthreats lightly. Whatever your resolutions, we wish them to move you safely towards your goals.
And if you're still looking for some cyber resolutions, try checking the permissions of apps on your devices once every three months and remove those that aren't necessary.
More articles
-
Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: The REWIRE Project's Legacy and Future Pathways
The REWIRE project concluded with a final conference on November 21, 2024, in Brussels, where key outcomes and future pathways for addressing the cybersecurity skills gap were presented. This landmark event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, educational providers and non-profits to discuss strategies for strengthening Europe’s cybersecurity workforce.
-
ACDRC: Chip Center to Strengthen Cooperation Between Czechia and Taiwan
The Advanced Chip Design and Research Center (ACDRC) was opened on Friday, October 18th in the premises of CyberSecurityHubcz (CSH) in Brno. The Centre was established as a concrete initiative to develop relations between the Czech Republic and Taiwan.
