Key findings from ESG’s Modern Application Development Security report
In August 2020, the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) published its report, “Modern Application Development Security.” ESG is a company specialized in IT-related...
Daniel Dimov
Dr. Daniel Dimov is the founder of Dimov Internet Law Consulting (www.dimov.pro), a legal consultancy based in Belgium. Daniel is a fellow of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC). He did traineeships with the European Commission (Brussels), European Digital Rights (Brussels), and the Institute for EU and International law “T.M.C. Asser Institute” (The Hague). Daniel received a Ph.D. in law from the Center for Law in the Information Society at Leiden University, the Netherlands. He has a Master’s Degree in European law (The Netherlands), a Master’s Degree in Bulgarian Law (Bulgaria), and a certificate in Public International Law from The Hague Academy of International law.
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Tesla Model 3 vulnerability: What you need to know about the web browser bug
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Analysis of ransomware used in recent cyberattacks on health care institutions
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PonyFinal malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight
PonyFinal ransomware appeared for the first time in 2020. It is malware that relies on human-operated attacks, i.e., attacks that exploit information security...
Lessons learned from the Fresenius ransomware cyberattack
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Agent Tesla: What it is, how it works and why it’s targeting energy companies
Agent Tesla appeared for the first time in 2014, but it has been just recently used for attacks on energy companies operating in various fields. These fields...
Dark web fraud: How-to guides make cybercrime too easy
Dark web fraud constitutes a global information security problem. The widespread availability of how-to guides providing instructions on how to commit such...
BazarBackdoor malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight
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