https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-porn-convict-freed-in-photo-fakery-case
The Supreme Court in the Republic of Cyprus has commuted a child porn prison sentence of a man in Larnaca after it emerged that images used to incriminate him were not real...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/deadline-looms-for-hackers-threat-to-release-open-university-data
The clock is ticking for the Open University as the deadline looms for a group of hackers called 'Medusa' to release personal data that they intercepted. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/air-guardsman-caught-applying-for-hitman-job-on-rentahitman-com
An Air National Guardsman was arrested and charged Thursday with applying to be a hitman on a parody website, officials say....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyber-gang-badgers-cypriot-university-to-cough-up-$100k
The notorious Medusa ransomware gang is asking for $100,000 from Open University of Cyprus following a cyberattack on the institution’s digital platforms, with data samples already leaked online to prove they are not kidding...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cybersecurity-conference-calls-for-collaborative-efforts-against-cyber-threats
The Hilton Hotel in Nicosia was abuzz with activity as professionals from the public and private sectors gathered for the Cybersecurity Conference hosted by the American company A10 and organized by SPP Media Events. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/nicosia-cybersecurity-conference-live-empowering-education-and-prevention
On Thursday 6th April 2023 at 11.00 a.m., a workshop entitled "Cybersecurity Systems and Development of Modern IT Applications" will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/bullying-in-cyprus-from-awareness-to-action
As a researcher and Ph.D. candidate studying the crime of bullying against minors from a criminal and criminological perspective in Cyprus, I am deeply concerned about the increase in bullying in our country. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bp-and-adnoc-s-bold-bid-for-the-leviathan-field
Last Tuesday, British multinational oil giant BP and Emirati Abu Dhabi National Oil (Adnoc, the UAE's state oil company) announced a joint bid to buy 50% of Israel's NewMed Energy in a $2 billion deal. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/generative-ai-could-automate-300mn-jobs
According to a report in the Financial Times, Goldman Sachs has found that "generative" AI systems such as ChatGPT could lead to the automation of a quarter of the work done in the US and eurozone....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/join-the-u-s-pavilion-at-defea-2023-explore-the-latest-defense-systems-from-top-american-companies
The Commercial Section of the American Embassy in Nicosia is organizing a delegation to visit the U.S. pavilion at the Defense Exhibition (DEFEA) at the Metropolitan Expo Center in Athens, Greece, on May 9 to 11, 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/consumers-cutting-back-on-non-essential-items-as-cost-of-living-rises
As the cost of living crisis continues to rise globally, consumers have drastically adjusted their spending behaviors, with the majority (53%) of global consumers “holding back” on non-essential spending. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-accused-of-cutting-internet-to-taiwan
China has been accused of cutting the internet to one of Taiwan's outlying islands as part of its latest intimidation tactic to force reunification....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-university-s-it-department-foils-cyber-attack
An attempted cyber attack against the University of Cyprus, which took place in the early hours of Thursday, was foiled by competent authorities without being able to cause any damage, according to a first estimate, as University services were able to cut off the system and prevent the "worst case scenario" from materializing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-tiktok-banned-on-government-issued-phones
The European Union's executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video-sharing app.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ey-presents-report-on-the-future-of-banking-in-cyprus
The report showcases the importance and contribution of Cypriot banks to the wider economy and society, and identifies current and upcoming challenges and opportunities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chaos-and-flight-cancellations-a-cable-caused-lufthansa-s-system-to-crash
The disruption of Lufthansa's IT system, which resulted in chaos at German airports and flight cancellations and delays for the airline worldwide, appears to have been caused by an excavator damaging a cable during railroad construction....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/davos-wef-warns-catastrophic-cyber-event-coming
The 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has filled us with lots of uplifting predictions, like how companies will soon decode our brain waves. The latest warns of a global catastrophic cyber event in the very near future....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/money-laundering-platform-with-ties-to-cyprus-seized
The Cyprus Police took part in a joint European operation that led to the seizure of an online cryptocurrency platform/exchange that was being used to launder money from illegal activities. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/pwc-survey-seven-out-of-ten-ceos-are-pessimistic-about-2023
According to the 26th Annual Global CEO Survey conducted by PwC between October and November 2022, nearly three-quarters (73%) of respondents expect global economic growth to slow over the next 12 months....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-author-claims-police-trying-to-ban-his-book-on-corruption
A Cypriot investigative journalist accused the police on Wednesday of trying to prevent him from publishing books he wrote about corruption in his country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/whatsapp-given-green-light-to-sue-pegasus-spyware-company
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-offices-of-predator-spyware-seller-raided
The Athens offices of Intellexa, which sells the Predator spyware in Greece, and Krikel, an ICT and electronic security systems provider, were among six companies raided by police as part of the investigation into the wiretapping affair on Tuesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/in-the-past-year-40-of-residents-reported-their-accounts-compromised
Forty percent of citizens and nearly half of businesses have experienced some sort of cyber attack in the past 12 months, according to surveys on cyber security....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kokkinos-pushes-for-digital-skills-development
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos discussed digital skills development and the need for experts in cybersecurity during his participation in the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of the European Union which took place in Brussels on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/raising-the-black-friday-bar
This year's Black Friday is expected to be much stronger and more appealing to consumers than last year's Black Friday. Following the tepid and disappointing performance of 2021, market participants believe this is the case. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/abduction-of-cyprus-little-hacker-points-to-bizarre-case
Cyprus Police have landed on a tortuous case after it was revealed that a recent abduction of the island’s infamous 'Little Hacker' allegedly came to expose a fake arrest in the buffer zone and a real plot against a prominent businessman who has been in the crosshairs of law enforcement for years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/global-fintech-market-resilient-in-h1-22-$107-8-billion-in-investment-according-to-kpmg-s-pulse-of-fintech
Global fintech investment declined from $111.2 billion in H2’21 to $107.8 billion in H1’22, but remained remarkably resilient compared to historical trends given the challenges affecting the broader investment market, including geopolitical uncertainty, growing inflation, and increasing interest rates. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/apple-facebook-and-nft-s-at-this-year-s-digital-agenda-summit
The Digital Agenda Summit 2022 will be held on October 17th. This annual event, now in its third year, features renowned speakers from all over the world who will discuss topics ranging from technology, innovation, climate change, politics and current events....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/are-you-sure-the-person-you-interviewed-is-the-one-you-hired-for-the-job
A job interview scheme is on the rise where candidates are hiring proxies to sit in for them. Some 'professional' proxies are charging up to $150 an hour to do job interviews....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wired-s-jeremy-white-at-the-digital-agenda-cyprus-summit
Jeremy is the senior innovation editor of renowned technology magazine Wired. As an expert in analyzing and evaluating new technical trends, Jeremy is considered a prominent speaker in the areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, automation and 'web 3'....
