In issue #107 of Internet Security Week , we cover 5 tips to protect your email, cyberwar is coming, data leaks in companies, Procon notifies Mercado Livre, and much more.
News
5 tips to protect your email from malicious activity
Having an email address is extremely common in 2022, whether for work or simply to use internet services. At the same time, electronic messages are still vectors for many threats worldwide, which increases the need for users to know how to protect themselves from them.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
Cyberwarfare: the worst is yet to come, say experts
Despite the heavy cyberattacks against Ukraine originating from IP addresses in various countries, the worst and most sophisticated attacks are likely yet to come.
In CISO Advisor
Lapsus Group leaks Samsung source code after exposing 1TB of NVIDIA data
The criminal group is the same one responsible for the attacks on the Ministry of Health, Localiza, Correios (Brazilian postal service), and the Americanas SA website.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
New DDoS method with record escalation rate of 4.3 billion to 1
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks target servers or networks with many requests and large volumes of data, with the goal of exhausting their available resources and causing a service interruption.
By Bill Toulas on Bleeping Computer
Data breaches in companies: the human factor is a key element.
Despite being a frequent security incident, business owners, IT professionals, and managers struggle to identify and combat data breaches within their companies.
By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog
February attacks target technology sector and government
The sectors most targeted by cyberattacks in February were hardware suppliers, followed by the government/armed forces sector, with software suppliers in third place.
In CISO Advisor
Procon-SP notifies Mercado Livre to clarify hacker attack
Mercado Livre received a notification from Procon-SP on Tuesday (8) requesting explanations about the recent data leak of around 300,000 customers on the platform. The fact was confirmed by the company itself on Monday (7).
By Márcio Padrão on Canaltech
More than 1.7 million data points related to accessing public services were stolen through malware
Brazil is among the Latin American countries that have had government websites affected by this type of incident.
By Juan Manuel Harán in We Live Security
Event
The Current Context of Information Security
- Mar 15 – 2022 • 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Online event via Zoom
- Free
Are you not yet subscribed to our newsletter to receive this content weekly by email? Then subscribe using the link below:
https://br.lumiun.com/semana-da-seguranca-na-internet
Share the link with your colleagues and friends.
