Halloween is the one night of the year when ghosts and ghouls freely roam the streets, however in this brave new online world that we all inhabit scary stuff isn’t limited to a single day. Disguised as cyber threats, digital ghosts and ghouls are ever-present, waiting to strike their next victim. In 2019 there were more tricks than treats so as cybersecurity month comes to a close in Europe and the US, here are some of the ghastliest cyber tricks employed from within the depths of the dark web.
As I’ve mentioned October is Cyber Security Awareness month both here in Europe and in the US. To finish off this Haloween themed article, I’d like to look briefly at the US themes for cybersecurity month. This year they have three overarching themes:
To read a detailed description of the 2019 Themes please visit the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS).
John Grennan – IT.ie