Cyber Tzar

🌟 Exciting News from Cyber Tzar! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Cyber Tzar has joined the Cyber Runway Scale Programme, supported by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and delivered by Plexal, with the Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) and Deloitte. This initiative is focused on helping cybersecurity innovators like us scale and refine our strategies. 🚀 We’re in great company with industry leaders such as Steve Harvey at 2T Security Ltd , Amit Gupta at Acubed.IT, Maarten Heukshorst at Custodiex, Peter Davies at Cyber Defence Service Ltd, Robin Oldham at Cydea, Ezz T. at Cypienta, Dr. Meera Sarma at Cystel, Guy England at ExactTrak Ltd, Kiran Krishnamurthy at Intellium AI, Paul Barnes at Overe.io, Melissa Chambers at Sitehop, Balaji Anbil at Tenacium DC, Sevgi Aksoy at TR7, Benedict Jones at Traced Mobile Security, Richard Porter at Tulpa Ai, and Ronan Lavelle at Validato. A couple are old friends from being on the NCSC For Startups programme too! Together, we’re working to tackle the most pressing cybersecurity challenges, and we couldn’t be more excited about the opportunities ahead. Thank you to everyone involved in delivering the programme, with special thanks to Saj Huq, Alan Every, Robert Kearney, and Rosie C., of Plexal Cyber. Read more in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/eW_grDwu #Cybersecurity #CyberRunway #Growth #Innovation #CyberTzar #AI #RiskManagement #NCSCForStartups

🚀 AI is reshaping cybersecurity. But can automation truly reduce risk—or are we creating new vulnerabilities? 🤖💡 This article explores: ✅ How AI is used for real-time threat detection ✅ The risks of AI-driven cyberattacks ✅ How businesses can balance automation with security 🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/eqgdCF89 ❓ How is your organisation using AI in cybersecurity? Let’s discuss! 👇

A critical command injection vulnerability impacting the Edimax IC-7100 IP camera is currently being exploited by botnet malware to compromise devices. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/gkg-f5em

A Russian security agency has accused Ukraine of hacking two Kremlin-backed youth military-patriotic organizations to gather student data for potential recruitment in espionage or terrorist activities. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/e4hks2tn

Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale malvertising campaign that's estimated to have impacted over one million devices globally as part of what it said is an opportunistic attack designed to steal sensitive information. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/ghCTnpXw

The Feds today revealed more details about the US Secret Service-led Garantex takedown, a day after seizing websites and freezing assets belonging to the Russian cryptocurrency exchange in coordination with German and Finnish law enforcement agencies. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/eiTu6qe5

Microsoft has taken down an undisclosed number of GitHub repositories used in a massive malvertising campaign that impacted almost one million devices worldwide. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/eZuERgHN

In recent years, collaboration tools have become an absolute necessity for remote and hybrid work. This primarily increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the impossibility of communicating in person. So, tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom surged in popularity, enabling employees to stay connected despite physical distances. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/dpktqVkD

Elastic has rolled out security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting the Kibana data visualization dashboard software for Elasticsearch that could result in arbitrary code execution. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/gdraXncR

Toronto Zoo's final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised. #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/dtc5RHPg