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Hermeneut workshop – A new perspective on risk within cyber eco-systems
With an increasingly complex and interconnected world we need to reconsider our perception of risk as it applies to cyber threats. Traditional risk models rely heavily on probabilistic approaches, which demand stable distributions […]
The relevance of training as a soft mitigation measure: why the existing Capability Maturity Models are not adequately addressing the issue
Introduction
Training, or better cyber training, of people in the organisations is a soft mitigation countermeasure useful to reduce the cyber risk. Cyber training has some unique characteristics versus training that need […]
How to protect your personal data against cybercrime
How can I protect my personal data easily and effectively against access by cybercriminals?
Digital blackmail, data theft by social engineering, identity theft and password theft by phishing, as well as mass remote […]
Hermeneut dynamic cybersecurity risk assessment tool
Today, information exchange is a core activity of worldwide companies, and intangible assets like information are at risk of cyberattacks. Intellectual Property Intensive industries must be prepared to protect them against cybercrime.
Hermeneut has […]
Marriott and Dell data breaches: what consequences on stock prices and intangible assets?
On Friday morning, November 30, one of the largest hotel chains in the world, Marriott International, announced one of the largest data breaches in history. The company declared that unknown […]
The likelihood of success of a cyber-attack and its relevance within the HERMENEUT model
Today, the elusiveness of targeted attacks (TAs) and the number of evasion tactics exploited by the ongoing cyberattacks are so significant that monolithic defence strategies are not efficient anymore. Successful […]
New skills for cybersecurity professionals
Cybercrime’s strategies are rapidly changing: cybercriminals are becoming more and more dynamic and well organised, with new business logics behind their attacks. To tackle this change cybersecurity professionals need new skills. In this […]
The impact of cyberattacks on intangible assets
Economic assessment of intangible assets is a topic still open to investigation for the research community. And a relevant one, considering that cyberattacks are targeting more and more a company’s intangible assets (i.e. […]
4 important ways EU cybersecurity policy needs to address risk
EU policy initiatives in the field of cybersecurity, but also in the broader context of a secure interconnected digital world, have grown exponentially over the past few years. Taking into account the rapid […]
The healthcare sector: why invest in cybersecurity?
Cybercrime is targeting the health sector more and more due to the potential for financial or political gain, or to expose vulnerabilities by cybercriminals, hacktivists and political activists [1].
There […]