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.
Application security
Key findings from ESG’s Modern Application Development Security report
A deep dive into security issues In August 2020, the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) published its report, “Modern Application Development Security.” ESG is
Malware analysis
Octopus Scanner malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight
Introduction Octopus Scanner appeared somewhere in 2018. Although its creators are still unknown, the operation of Octopus Scanner has been extensively disc
Vulnerabilities
Tesla Model 3 vulnerability: What you need to know about the web browser bug
Introduction In 2020, Jacob Archuleta, a researcher nicknamed Nullze, discovered an important information security vulnerability on the web browser of the Te
Healthcare information security
Analysis of ransomware used in recent cyberattacks on health care institutions
Introduction In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the number of ransomware attacks on healthcare institutions. The pressure such institution
Malware analysis
PonyFinal malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight
Introduction to PonyFinal PonyFinal ransomware appeared for the first time in 2020. It is malware that relies on human-operated attacks, i.e., attacks that e
News
Lessons learned from the Fresenius ransomware cyberattack
Introduction to the Snake ransomware Fresenius is a German company that provides various health care services, including services for dialysis of people with
Malware analysis
Agent Tesla: What it is, how it works and why it’s targeting energy companies
Introduction to Agent Tesla Agent Tesla appeared for the first time in 2014, but it has been just recently used for attacks on energy companies operating in
Threat Intelligence
Dark web fraud: How-to guides make cybercrime too easy
Introduction to dark web fraud Dark web fraud constitutes a global information security problem. The widespread availability of how-to guides providing instr
Malware analysis
BazarBackdoor malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight
Introduction to BazarBackdoor BazarBackdoor is a new malware with the ability to install various types of malicious programs on the infected computers. It is
General security
Five key lessons from the 2020 U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission report
Introduction On March 11, 2020, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), a governmental commission aiming to identify “a strategic approach to defending the
Malware analysis
Starslord 2.0 malware: What it is, how it works and how to prevent it | Malware spotlight
Introduction The sLoad malware was discovered for the first time in 2018. It delivers various Trojans to the infected computers, including but not limited to
Malware analysis
Introduction Jackpotting malware is not well known because it exclusively targets automated teller machines (ATMs). This means it usually doesn’t directly af