Cybex Security Ltd

Our integrated security services can ensure you and your business are safe both online and offline.

Services include cyber security, major event security, counter surveillance, vetting, risk management and critical national infrastructure.

📲Hackers are impersonating well-known cybersecurity companies, such as CrowdStrike, in callback phishing emails to gain initial access to corporate networks.

📲Most phishing scams are done through links to steal user login details.

📲However, more recently, hackers have turned to "callback" phishing campaigns that impersonate well-known companies requesting you call a number to resolve a problem, cancel a subscription renewal, or discuss another issue.

📲Make sure to remind those close to you who may not be as aware of these scams to be more vigilant with those contacting them.

Read the full article here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-impersonate-cybersecurity-firms-in-callback-phishing-attacks/

"Cyber security is a shared responsibility and it boils down to this: the more systems we secure, the more secure we all are." Jeh Johnson.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning people to beware of people posing as investment advisers and offering to help them set up new schemes via online meeting platforms.

Scammers ask their victim to share the screen and enable remote access - which hands over control of their device and, potentially their bank account.

About 2,100 cases have been reported to the FCA since July 2020 and more than £25m was stolen in the 15 months from January 2021.



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Screen-sharing scams on the rise, watchdog warns New report claims fraudsters are using screen-sharing tools to gain victims' trust and then steal money.

CybeX understands that security personnel are the first and last impression that customers have when visiting venues. Our teams have been specifically trained in delivering high levels customer service, conflict management, substance awareness, physical intervention and first-aid if needed.

Combining innovation and high-quality manpower, we aim to provide our clients with a full end-to-end solutions that cover:

🛡️Building sites
🛡️Public Houses, Nightclubs and Restaurants
🛡️Residential services
🛡️Car parks
🛡️Security receptionists

Visit https://www.cybexsecurity.co.uk/ to learn more.

Cyber security isn't easy, but it comes down to three basic principles: protect, detect and respond.

Top eight cybersecurity predictions for 2022:

1. Cybercriminals using deep fakes.
2. Attacks on enterprise digital wallets.
3. Ransomware becoming more destructive.
4. Threats from space.
5. Targeting esports players with unsecured home networks.
6. Edge malware that escapes detection.
7. Critical infrastructure attacks made scalable.
8. A new target in Linux.

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Top eight cybersecurity predictions for 2022 Let’s look at the eight predictions that are likely to have the biggest impact on networks in the coming year and why they are so important to prepare for.

People and businesses should drop passwords altogether and move to other technology to protect personal information from hackers, according to cybersecurity expert Grahame Williams.

He called on the industry to move to other forms of login such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) or biometrics like face and fingerprint scans to improve the general safety of personal data.

Mr Williams said a key issue was the widespread use of simple and easy-to-guess passwords. Recent research suggests that the number of CEOs still using '12356' as their password is almost comical. Not only are their passwords easy to guess, but they're also used across multiple platforms, giving potential hackers even greater access to valuable data.

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Online passwords: Get rid of them 'altogether' in a bid to foil hackers, says cyber security expert The days are numbered for the password "password" and "qwerty" (the top six letters on the left of a standard keyboard) - as they are the world's most popular picks and get hacked easily.

Britain’s cybersecurity unit has reported a record crackdown on internet scams after tackling more than 2.7m attempted frauds last year, a near-fourfold increase on the figure for 2020.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), an arm of the GCHQ spy agency, said the interrupted scams included fake celebrity endorsements and bogus extortion emails. It stressed, however, that the increase in detection reflected aggressive targeting by the unit rather than an increase in scams.

Lindy Cameron, the NCSC’s chief executive, said one foiled scam involved a fraudster attempting to impersonate her. “We know that scammers will go to great lengths, and indeed my name has been used to try to trick people, but as we continue to expand our defences we can see the tangible impact this is having,” she said.

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UK cybersecurity unit tackles record number of online scams in 2021 More than 2.7m attempted frauds interrupted, including fake celebrity endorsements and extortion emails

"For every lock, there is someone out there trying to pick it or break in." David Bernstein.

CybeX Security, headquartered in the United Kingdom, was founded by former UK Special Forces Operatives with years of active experience within the British armed forces and private security industry.

Our aim is to blend our highly skilled personal, new technologies and knowledge to offer our clients integrated and bespoke security solutions that will offer them complete peace of mind.

Find out more at https://www.cybexsecurity.co.uk/about-us.

On Monday Elon Musk secured an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion and take the company private. In his initial comments about the move, Musk discussed a range of goals from “making the algorithms open source to increase trust” to addressing spambots and “authenticating all humans.”

There isn't more information available yet on how Musk will steer Twitter, but privacy and security proponents say that these initial comments paint a mixed picture of where the social media giant could be headed under its new leadership—and reveal the risks of trusting platforms to protect our private information.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who's worried?

"My message for companies that think they haven't been attacked is: you are not looking hard enough." James Snook - Deputy Director, UK Office for Cyber Security.

https://www.cybexsecurity.co.uk/security-servicesAt CybeX, we pride ourselves on offering the highest level of security services within the market, combining the highest level of experience and technical skills when it comes to physical, cyber and digital security.

1. Asset recovery
2. Close protection services
3. Critical National Infrastructure Security
4. Cyber & Digital Security
5. Event Security Services
6. Manned Guarding & Door Supervision
7. Surveillance
8. Vetting & Risk Management

Learn more at https://www.cybexsecurity.co.uk/.

In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an increasingly digital world of work - convenient for many but also dangerous if we do not properly protect our data.

To help prevent your information from leaking, create different and strong passwords for each app. Here are some of the weakest passwords to avoid:

- 123456
- 123456789
- 12345
- qwerty
- password
- 12345678
- 111111
- 123123
- 1234567890
- 1234567

If you have make use of these easily hackable passwords, change them immediately to avoid cyber fraud.

"The reality of today from a cyber security point of view- I think some of the top people predict that the next big war is fought on cyber security." Tim Cook, Apple CEO.

Microsoft has confirmed that one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, allowing the threat actors to access and steal portions of their source code.

Last night, the Lapsus$ gang released 37GB of source code stolen from Microsoft's Azure DevOps server. The source code is for various internal Microsoft projects, including for Bing, Cortana, and Bing Maps.

"No customer code or data was involved in the observed activities. Our investigation has found a single account had been compromised, granting limited access. Our cybersecurity response teams quickly engaged to remediate the compromised account and prevent further activity," explained Microsoft in an advisory about the Lapsus$ threat actors.

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Microsoft confirms they were hacked by Lapsus$ extortion group Microsoft has confirmed that one of their employees was compromised by the Lapsus$ hacking group, allowing the threat actors to access and steal portions of their source code.

Germany's cyber-security authority has warned against using anti-virus software from Russian headquartered company Kaspersky. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) issued the statement in light of the conflict in Ukraine.

Russian information-technology businesses could be spied on or forced to launch cyber-attacks, it said. Kaspersky told BBC News the warning had been "made on political grounds" and it had no ties to the Russian government.

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Germany warns against Russian anti-virus use The country's cyber watchdog warns against using Kaspersky's anti-virus products.

Over the past decade, Ukraine has experienced many major cyber-attacks at the hands of Russia, from election interference in 2014 to a fully remote cyber-attack on a power grid in 2015, resulting in countrywide power outages. As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, expert cyber-watchers have been speculating about the kind of cyber-attacks that Russia might conduct.

Responding to cyber-attacks and building national cyber resilience has never been the sole responsibility of governments. It requires a society-wide approach grounded in international cooperation efforts. For the first time since its inception, the EU rapid cyber response team, with capabilities to detect and respond to a variety of threats, was deployed to help defend against cyber-attacks targeting Ukraine.

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How the tech community has rallied to Ukraine’s cyber-defence | Joyce Hakmeh and Esther Naylor The variety of online actors working for the cause is unprecedented, say Joyce Hakmeh and Esther Naylor of Chatham House’s International Security Programme

"The success of the future does not lie solely on the safety of the past, but relies broadly on the security of the present." Israelmore Ayivor.

Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks and the defence sector. The country has suffered a string of cyberattacks in recent weeks which Kyiv has blamed on Russia.

The online attacks, and warnings that there will be more, come as Western countries accuse Russia of planning an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Moscow denies any involvement in the hacking but has demanded security guarantees including a promise that Ukraine would never join NATO.

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Ukraine warns of cyberattacks on banks and state agencies Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks and the defence sector on Tuesday.

Personal data is a precious commodity but can we sometimes share too much? Rob May thinks we need to develop our human firewall in an age where much of our lives is online. Watch his TEDx talk to learn more about his outlook.

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Your Human Firewall – The Answer to the Cyber Security Problem Personal data is a precious commodity but sometimes we can share too much? Rob thinks we need to develop our human firewall in an age where some much of our lives is online.

Cyber incidents will cause real and sustained disruption to our everyday comforts in 2022, and maybe even result in deaths, due to well-organised, mostly Russian criminals who are increasingly out of control.

Cyber harms inflicted by bad actors have turned out to be very serious but it's mostly in boring and largely invisible ways. The closest most ordinary people come to encountering a cyber “attack” is either by losing a small amount of money or having their data stolen. There’s the odd exception—the Russian state battering Ukraine, for example—but for most people in most countries, cyber crime has not been much to get worked up about.

This will change, as cyber criminals increasingly attack in ways that cause far more hurtful and visible consequences. In the first half of 2021, the disruption to the Colonial Pipeline in the United States left two-thirds of petrol stations in South Carolina empty, which spurred panic buying and all the risk that entails. Fresh food was given away in large quantities in Sweden because supermarket tills weren’t working. Schools were hit in New Zealand and the UK. Most dangerously, health care was targeted. In May the entire Irish health service was crippled for weeks, and over the spring and summer dozens of hospitals in Europe and the US found themselves locked out of life-critical systems by ransomware attacks.

In June, cyberattacks were on the agenda at the annual meeting of G7 countries in Cornwall, and many in the cybersecurity industry hoped that this, combined with Joe Biden confronting Vladimir Putin for harbouring the criminals on Russian soil, would turn the tide. This is unlikely to happen, however, since we still have almost no way of punishing cyber criminals.

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Out-of-Control Cybercrime Will Cause More Real-World Harm Ransomware and online attacks can cause deadly real-world harm. Governments need to raise their game in response.

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