{"id":5014,"date":"2024-03-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.argusgpi.com\/?p=5014"},"modified":"2024-05-09T13:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:03:31","slug":"cyber-insights-070324","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/07\/cyber-insights-070324\/","title":{"rendered":"CYBER INSIGHTS: Thursday, 7 March 2024 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Gibraltar: Thursday 7 March 2024\u00a0 at 07:00 CET<\/p>\n

CYBER INSIGHTS: Today’s SME Cybersecurity News <\/a><\/strong>& Intelligence …<\/strong>
\nWritten & Curated By\u00a0Iain Fraser \u2013 Cybersecurity Journalist,<\/a>
\nIainFRASER.net\/CYBERInsights<\/a>
\nDaily Cyber Insights<\/a>
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WELCOME TO TODAY’S EDITION OF CYBERINSIGHTS<\/a> – MY DAILY ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST EUROPEAN SME CYBERSECURITY NEWS<\/a>, INTELLIGENCE & ANALYSIS INCLUDING: BITCOIN,\u00a0 ONLINE REPUTATION & CONTINGENCY PLANS. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a01) VIRTUAL CURRENCY (VC): BITCOIN –<\/strong> Heavyweight support boost Bitcoin to 69,200 USD. <\/strong>An influx of billions of dollars from US Banking & Finance heavyweights has boosted the price of the Worlds largest & best known Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin<\/strong> seeing the price jump from a stagnant $16,500 to top out at a staggering $69,200 an all time record before settling back, currently trading at $67,355.60 (Coindesk.com<\/a>) Learn More \/…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SMEs<\/strong> are currently being targeted by Crypto scams. For example, a new customer makes a huge order but is only willing to pay with Bitcoin<\/strong> – What do you do? Ask Yourself – Do you know enough about Cryptocurrency?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2) SUPPLY CHAIN: WE MUST OPTIMISE SUPPLY CHAINS FOR THE SHARING ECONOMY – WEF <\/strong>The rise of peer-to-peer exchanges, and the digital platforms that enable them, has been meteoric in recent years. Yet, little attention has been devoted to the supply chains that underpin these exchanges. A new case study sheds light on a successful arrangement for supply chains in the sharing economy. Learn More \/…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction to Supply Chain Management for SMEs<\/strong> – Effective supply chain management (SCM) is paramount. Read <\/em>Supply Chain Management Best Practices for SMEs<\/strong>: A Comprehensive Guide by Startup-House<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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3) INNOVATION: ECSO LAUNCHES EUROPEAN DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS NETWORK – TWG. ECSO<\/a> <\/strong>The European Cyber Security Organisation has launched a Thematic Working Group (TWG) with a goal of promoting Cybersecurity as a precondition and basis for a successful digitalisation, to support advancements in boosting Cybersecurity postures, and support local cybersecurity ecosystems. \u00a0Learn More \/…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

ECSO<\/strong><\/a> contributes to European Sovereignty, Autonomy & strengthening Europe’s cyber-resilience. Given the key position of SMEs<\/strong> in the digital economy, the focus will be on their secure digital transformation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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CYBERSECURITY EVENTS \u2013 EUROPE | LIVE & VIRTUAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

06\/03\/2024 \u2013 CLOUD&CYBER SEC EXPO<\/strong>\u00a0| London \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>
\n17\/03\/2024 \u2013 RETHINK! IT SECURITY |\u00a0<\/strong>Berlin \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026
\n<\/strong>20\/05\/2024 \u2013 CYBERWISECON EUROPE<\/strong>\u00a0| Online \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026<\/a><\/strong>
\n31\/05\/2024 \u2013 SANS\u00a0 RANSOMWARE SUMMIT |\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Online \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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CYBER VOICE\/PR WIRE<\/strong><\/p>\n

CYBER TRAINING:<\/strong>\u00a0Test Drive World-Class SANS\u00a0Cyber Security Training <\/a>
\nGARTNER:\u00a0<\/strong>Roll out the AI Opportunity Radar to your executive team.<\/a>
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\nSME RESOURCES:<\/strong>\u00a0Why Choose Datadog? Full-Stack Observability.\u00a0<\/a>
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INVESTIGATIONS 2024: <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. THE SMALL BUSINESS LOAN SCAM <\/strong>This model of the Small Business Loan Scam started during the Covid Pandemic and true to form the Scammers were offering “Guaranteed” Small Business<\/strong> Loans. Well, I have to report that the Business Loan Scam<\/strong> is rearing its ugly head. Register Free to read the full Report<\/a><\/p>\n

2. PHISHING: The Sextortion scam<\/strong> as it is termed, has raised its ugly head again with a refined Scam for 2024. I first wrote about this nearly six years ago after I received a flurry of emails with the standard copy & paste text. Most Small Businesses\/ SMEs<\/strong> ignore these threats as not being relevant to business but they would be wrong! Register Free to read the full Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER –<\/strong> Gibraltar based Professional Journalist,
\nAccredited Authority Writer & Commentator on all aspects of SME<\/strong> (Small, Medium Sized Business) Cybersecurity, Latest Threat Intelligence, Scam Alerts and Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation. In addition to Publishing CYBERInsights<\/strong> I contribute to 20+ News Sites, Authority Blogs and Digital Magazines.<\/p>\n

If you need high quality, well-researched content – Features, Articles, Web Content, Product\/Service Review or Guest Post on any aspect of Business (SME) Cybersecurity – On time, On budget, Every time … then We Should Talk!<\/strong> | Email: iain@iainfraser.net<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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