Information Security Week - Edition Nº29

In edition No. 29 of Information Security Week, artificial intelligence helps protect you from fraud, the pandemic accentuates security flaws, 8 types of cyber attacks and how to protect yourself, Brazilian companies have already suffered cyber attacks in 2020 and much more.

News

Scams involving online education grow by an incredible 20,000% in the 1st semester

Brazil was the fifth most attacked country by campaigns in this category, aimed at stealing data, interrupting work or infecting devices.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

AI even identifies your typing speed to protect you from fraud

Now information security technologies are undergoing a “fourth revolution” with behavioral biometrics.

By Vinícius de Melo in Uol

Pandemic accentuates gaps in user privacy protection

According to Kaspersky, between February and April, attacks targeting tools that allow remote access increased by 333%.

In IT Inside

8 types of cyber attacks and how to protect yourself

If you, a manager, entrepreneur, or IT professional want to keep your company free from any hacker threat, the first step is to know how they act, and what are the main types of attacks that exist today.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun Blog

Ransomware and phishing lead most popular scams in the second quarter of 2020

According to data published by ESET, attacks involving ransomware and phishing attempts were the main highlights of the period, with criminals taking advantage of concerns related to the disease and the state of social isolation and home office to steal confidential data.

By Felipe Demartini on Canaltech

Attacks using Covid-19 as an excuse were the main threats in the second quarter of this year, according to an ESET report

In addition, researchers have also identified an increase in the number of phishing campaigns and failures in remote security protocols.

By Manuel Quilarque in Mons

350 Brazilian companies have already leaked user data on the internet in 2020

This movement was reflected in the platform, which, in six months, has had the participation of more than 2,000 security experts and has already identified more than 350 vulnerabilities in Brazilian companies.

By Léo Müller in Tecmundo

Information security in companies: network protection, updated systems and user education

Due to the risks generated by attacks and the number of information security incidents, giving due attention to this topic must be part of the strategy of managers and those responsible for technology sectors in companies.

By Cledison Eduardo Fritzen on Lumiun Blog

Tooltips

Test your Internet Security

Do you know if your employees, students or family are protected from phishing , malware , pornography racist or terrorist content ?

In the test, access requests will be made to several websites that are within the categories considered insecure, using your internet connection, such as: