TCW Episode 36: Security Review

In this week's episode, we review some of the cybersecurity news that stood out.

Show notes

Euro 2024 Attack 

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/euro-2024-becomes-latest-sporting-event-to-attract-cyberattacks

 

Operation DISTANTHILL

https://www.group-ib.com/media-center/press-releases/operation-distanthill/

 

U.S Election attack 

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/email-and-cloud-threats/election-2024-mobile-political-spam-volume-jumps-3x-compared-2022

 

Suggestions

Deo’s recommendation 

https://tryhackme.com/r/pricing

 

Angella recommendation 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68079726.amp

 

Like and Follow our LinkedIn page

https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecyberweekly

 

Like and Follow our X page

https://twitter.com/thecyberweekly

 

Follow Deogratius Okello

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deo-okello/

https://twitter.com/deookello51

 

Follow Josephine Olok 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-olok/

https://twitter.com/josephine_olok

 

Follow Angella Nabbanja

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angella-nabbanja-4b6361178/

https://x.com/angellamukasa_

 

Timestamps

Intro 00:00

EURO’s 02:14 

Attack on EURO 2024 05:48

Other attacks of sports events 09:36

Operation DISTANTHILL 13:26

Scale of attack 14:52

Luring victims 16:15

Growth of misinformation 18:46

Attacks ongoing 24:07

Other ways of avoiding attacks 29:20

Recommendations 31:01