Cybersecurity 101: Understanding Confidentiality, in the CIA Triad
Continuing with our cybersecurity fundamental series, we’ll explore one essential concept in cybersecurity – the CIA Triad. While the acronym might evoke thoughts of a certain…
The Mathematics Behind Password Strength: The Simple Truth
The conventional thinking about password security often misses important nuances. While common sense trained us to believe “p#4St49@!” represents the pinnacle of security, the mathematics…
DORA 2025: The Financial Sector’s New Cyber Reality
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply as of 17 January 2025, marking another checkpoint in EU’s regulatory landscape. While organizations still struggle to adapt to NIS2,…
Always On Guard: The Mental Health Cost of Cyber Threat Awareness
Two years ago, I joined the cybersecurity field. I began on my own, but then pursued it as a career change, coming from development and tech lead role. What I completely did not foresee was…
The Psychology of Phishing: Why Smart People Fall for Scams
Do you know that feeling of dread when you realize you’ve clicked on a suspicious link? I know it perfectly. It has happened to me several times in the last year! The positive aspect of it is…
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP): Understanding the Technical Challenge
The Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification stands as one of the most demanding technical assessments in cybersecurity, as of today. Unlike other certifications that…
Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Election: A Critical Analysis of Platform Oversight
A thorough investigation published on December 9, 2024, by Check First in collaboration with Reset Tech and EU DisinfoLab, and lastly with significant contributions from independent…
Romania’s Electrica Group Responds to Cybersecurity Incident
Romania’s largest electricity provider Electrica Group is currently responding to a cybersecurity incident, according to a company statement released Monday. Teams of specialists are…
Cybersecurity 101: Understanding Reconnaissance – The First Step in MITRE ATT&CK
Continuing our mitre series, we will explore how attackers take the first step. As we will later uncover, the same principle applies if we discuss a specific target that threat actors want to…
European Commission Orders TikTok to Preserve Data on Romanian Election Under Digital Services Act
The European Commission issued a retention order to TikTok on December 6, 2024, mandating the need to keep all data related to the Romanian elections for further investigations. This order…