CyAN’s weekly digest of cybersecurity news from around the globe. Find the links to the full articles below. LinkedIn version and discussion available here. If there is a topic you would like to see more of, do not hesitate to get in touch! Brought to you by James Briscoe, Secretary General at the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN)
Cybercrime
CyAN supports the launch of “BLACK IS ETHICAL”
CyAN is immensely proud to announce its support for ‘BLACK IS ETHICAL,’ the brainchild of one of our board members, Inssata Ricourt. ‘BLACK IS ETHICAL’ is an initiative that unites experts in ethical hacking, some of whom are from the African diaspora or have connections to Africa. They generously share their knowledge and experiences with […]
Stay Ahead of the Game: Outsmarting Scammers in 3 Simple Steps
Our friends at the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA.org) provide a high level overview of current scam trends and techniques, and how to protect yourself.
CyAN Endorses the Global Anti-Scam Alliance
The Cybersecurity Advisors Network board of directors has voted unanimously to formally endorse the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA)
Interview with Jean-Christophe Le Toquin about Privacy Vs Security
“The problem is that if we really implement these technologies to the full extent, and they should be if you want to protect children from being abused in private communications, then there is no limit to the technology, and our homes will be turned into glass houses, and this is not something we want to […]
Interview with Dan Elliott about Risk Management, Resilience, Cybercrime, and More
“What I’ve found is that there’s a large swing from groups where the IT and IS divisions and information security groups are not speaking the same risk language as the traditional risk management and insurance groups…” CyAN Comms Chief John Salomon recently sat down for a discussion with one of our newest members, Dan Elliott. Over the course […]
Belgian Data Retention Legislation – CyAN signs open letter to protect end-to-end encryption
The Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) is joining 81 individual cybersecurity experts and organisations in signing the Global Encryption Coalition’s open letter against Belgium’s Data Retention Legislation. The Data Retention Legislation requires encrypted systems operators to allow law enforcement access to content from specific users upon request. These businesses will effectively be forced to implement encryption […]
UN Cybercrime Treaty – CyAN signs Multistakeholder Manifesto for a human rights oriented internet
The Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) is committed to making our digital environment safe from crime through cooperation and the rule of law. For this reason, CyAN is a signatory to the Multistakeholder Manifesto on the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty led by the CyberPeace Institute and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord. Cybercrime is increasing in scale, frequency, […]
CyAN Appoints Peter Coroneos as new International Vice President
Internet policy pioneer, activist and author, Peter Coroneos, has been appointed international Vice President of the global network of cybersecurity professionals. Mr Coroneos is recognised internationally as the driving force behind icode, the industry wide botnet mitigation program developed under his leadership of Australia’s Internet Industry Association. He was twice invited to the White House […]
CyAN joins Europol Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on Communication Providers
Dr Gergely Dzsinich has successfully applied as member, representing CyAN, of the Europol Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on Communication Providers. In 2013 the Programme Board of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) had identified the need for establishing Advisory Groups to provide guidance to EC3. In 2013, Advisory Groups were established in the areas of Financial Services […]