During Cyber Security Month 2020 CONNECT met Henry Hughes, Security Director for Jisc to talk about opportunities and challenges faced by Research & Education (R&E) in the current cyber security landscape dominated by the COVID pandemic. Words:...
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On 23 December last year, Maastricht University (UM) was hit by a major ransomware attack. The hackers executed a command installing ‘Clop’ ransomware on 267 servers of the Windows domain. As a result, almost all of UM’s operational...
On 23 December last year, Maastricht University (UM), which is connected to the Dutch education and research network SURFnet, was hit by a major ransomware attack. After thorough investigation and serious consideration, the institution decided to pay the...
By Simona Venuti, security manager at the GARR-CERT ‘When it’s time to talk about social engineering it’s difficult for me to decide from where to start, because it is everywhere around us. The definition of social engineering is...
Cyber Security Month 2020 is upon us and we are excited! This campaign focuses on the importance of information security and the simple steps that can be taken to protect users’ personal, financial and professional data. The main goal is to create...
October is the Cyber Security Month 2020. GÉANT takes part in this EU initiative with the launch of a communication campaign that aims to raise cyber security awareness within its community. What is the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM)? ECSM is an...
