Cyberwatch Finland’s produced and published weekly reviews from April 2024 are available for reading & downloading (Below PDF’s).

Week 14: themed review: Information Warfare

1. Information Warfare is Topical. Overview of Key Actors
2. Russia – Successful or Unsuccessful Information Warfare?
3. China – Information Warfare Superpower
4. United States – The Goal of Controlling the Information Environment

Keywords: Information warfare, country examples, Russia, Propaganda, information security, information influencing, informationised warfare, information environment, Social media, troll profiles, China, Taiwan, information space, harmful digital information, United States, USA

Week 15:

1. Who Is Responsible for Open Source Security
2. Exploitation of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities on the Rise
3. The Security Risks of a Public Wi-Fi Network Are Always Topical

Keywords: open-source code, XZ Utilis, open-source benefits, open-source pros and cons, Zero-day vulnerabilities, Barracuda Networks, MOVEit attack, Public Wi-Fi, VPN, Evil Twin attack method, Man-in-the-middle attacks

Week 16:

1. Microsoft and Lacking Cybersecurity
2. Weak Cybersecurity of Small Businesses
3. Aukus Defence Cooperation May Expand in Asia

Keywords: Microsoft data breach, USA, CISA, Cybersecurity and Infrastructu­re Security Agency, Cyber Safety Review Board, SME, small and medium enterprises, SME weak cybersecurity, Aukus defence cooperation, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, China

Week 17:

1. Mysterious Dark Web
2. The Dark Side of Young People’s Online Behaviour
3. Routers and Network Edge Devices as Threats

Keywords: dark Web, what is dark web, TOR-network, Youth Cybercrimes, cyber-assisted crimes, cyber-related crimes, Lapsus$ hacker group, router, routers, Network Edge device, Cyber threat Palo Alto Network

Week 18:

1. Passwords and Brute Force Attacks
2. Cyber Threats Are Highlighted in Health and Wellness Applications
3. May Day Special – Unexpected Conse­quences of Cyberattacks

Keywords: password security, brute force attack, password protection, hash-value, verification method, Health and Wellness Applications, data collecting, personal data, healthcare actors, Polar data leak, May Day, cyberattack consequences