The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT warns against large-scale sophisticated phishing campaigns that exploit concerns about the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Attackers impose the virus-induced fear atmosphere and the associated reduced people’s ability to detect malicious content. Their aim is to obtain sensitive data, spread malware, or for example scaremongering. Examples include phishing…
National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT is warning against possible increase of activities carried out by state-supported APT (Advanced Persistent Threats) groups or individuals in the global cyber security space, including the cyber space of the Slovak Republic, due to increased tensions in the Middle East region. Increased geopolitical tensions and threats of aggression may lead to…
AFCEA association in cooperation with National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT is organizing the first national cyber security competition. This competition is intended for secondary school students at the age from 16 to 20. Registration is free of charge and students from any schools with any specializations can enrol. The competition has three rounds within the…
In November, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office issued a warning against charging devices through USB-powered charging stations, at airports, in hotels, at railway stations, and other public places. Travellers are advised to avoid using public charging stations as the ports may be infected by malicious software or malware (malicious code, or software that…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the days when retailers attract customers to sales and big discounts. Having said that, we would like to introduce some tips for the public, regarding fake stores, suspicious e-mails and phishing cases which are associated especially with these promotions. During these days, with extremely attractive discounts, customers often become…
On 12 and 13 November 2019 the Crowne Plaza Hotel was hosting an International Conference ITAPA 2019, the largest event on Information Technologies in public administration in Slovakia. The conference lasted three days and was full of news from the world of digitization, artificial intelligence, big data, industry 4.0., cyber security, smart health and smart…
The National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT is organising another of the series of National Table-Top Exercises that will test preparedness of particular participants for cyber threats. The goal of the exercise will be again to test the management procedures and decisions in handling cyber security incidents and to show the overlap of cyber security…
The European Commission with the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) have published a high-level report on EU Coordinated Risk Assessment on Cybersecurity in Fifth Generation (5G) Networks. The risks connected with 5G networks and technologies are assessed in 5 basic areas: Threats and threat actors – the report includes threat scenarios that…
October is the European Cyber Security Month during which a campaign is organized under the auspices of the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and their partners in order to raise interest in cyber security within the European Union and to raise awareness in this area. Awareness activities include…
On 7 October 2019 the National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT has published The Vulnerability Reporting Guideline. This guideline is a tool for security researchers, software developers, hardware manufacturers as well as for the general public. It provides a detailed procedure and recommended steps for reporting newly discovered vulnerabilities and also a procedure for reporting already existing vulnerabilities found…
