{"id":7283,"date":"2024-05-08T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2024-05-09T08:26:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T06:26:40","slug":"cyberinsights-for-080524","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/cyberinsights-for-080524\/","title":{"rendered":"CYBER INSIGHTS: Wednesday 08 May 2024 \u2013 Today\u2019s SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Gibraltar: Wednesday\u00a0 8th May 2024 at 07:00 CET<\/p>\n

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News <\/a><\/strong>& Intelligence …<\/strong>
\nWritten & Curated By\u00a0Iain Fraser \u2013 Cybersecurity Journalist,<\/a>
\nIainFRASER.net\/CYBERInsights<\/a>
\nSME Cyber Insights<\/a>
\nGoogle Indexed on 080524 at 07:50 CET<\/a><\/p>\n

#SMECyberInsights #SMECybersecurityNews #AI #Phishing #BigTech #Phishing<\/em><\/p>\n

Welcome to Today’s Edition of CYBERInsights <\/strong>– My Daily Roundup of the Latest European SME Cybersecurity News<\/a> including: 1). AI Powered Phishing 2). Big tech 3). What is Phishing?<\/p>\n

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1).\u00a0<\/strong>AI<\/a>: 60% INCREASE IN AI POWERED PHISHING<\/a>\u00a0 ASSAULT<\/strong> \u2013 Latest Report Reveals Rapidly Evolving Phishing Landscape, underlining the need to adopt a Zero Trust Architecture with a 60% Increase in AI-Driven Phishing Attacks according to Cloud Security leader ZScaler\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u2013\u00a0\u201cVishing\u201d<\/strong> (Voice Phishing) and Deepfake<\/strong>\u00a0 attacks on the increase with the finance and insurance industry faced 27.8% of overall phishing attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2).\u00a0<\/strong>BIG TECH: EU Targets Big Tech in Digital Markets Act Investigation \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The European Commission has launched a non-compliance investigation under the Digital Markets Act on a group of so called \u201cBig Tech\u201d firms including Google Play and Apples App Store. The Commission suspects that the measures put in place by these gatekeepers fall short of effective compliance of their obligations under the Digital Markets Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3). KPI: What is Phishing<\/a>? Phishing<\/strong>, a deceptive cybercrime technique, and poses a significant threat to SMEs<\/strong><\/a> globally, impacting them financially and operationally. SME’s<\/strong> are particularly vulnerable to Phishing<\/strong> attacks due to their limited resources and often inadequate cybersecurity measures. Cybercriminals exploit the lack of sophisticated IT security infrastructure in SMEs<\/strong> to launch successful Phishing<\/strong> campaigns, leading to substantial financial losses and reputational damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER \u2013<\/strong> I am a Gibraltar based, Accredited Journalist, (*NUJ, IFJ & ONA) Authority Writer, Industry Influencer & Commentator on all aspects of Cybersecurity<\/strong> [Awareness, Threat Management, Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation] and report throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

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