Cyber Security

A buffer overflow is a type of cyber attack that occurs when a program or system tries to store more data in a buffer than it was designed to handle. This type of attack is often used by hackers to gain unauthorized access to a system, execute malicious code, or crash a system. In this article, we will discuss buffer overflow cyber attacks in detail, including how they work, common attack vectors, and how to prevent them.

What is a Buffer Overflow?

S1/E4: The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres

As a continuation of our series about EU policies and regulations that heavily impact the art of software design and the businesses of software development and deployment, today we’re going to read about the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre.

As technology continues to advance, cyber-attacks have become more prevalent, and the targets of such attacks have expanded to include power systems. A power system is a critical infrastructure that provides electricity to homes, businesses, and industries. A successful cyber attack on a power system could result in significant damage to the infrastructure, loss of life, and even economic collapse. In this post, we will discuss the potential consequences of cyber-attacking a power system and ways to prevent such attacks.

Conventional log monitoring solutions rely on manual rule-based analysis, whereas newer AI techniques utilize Natural Language Processing to model log streams and detect normal operating patterns. However, combining the benefits of these dynamic and static monitoring methods can create a powerful automated system capable of identifying anomalous situations and potential security risks without requiring human intervention. In this article we explore the potential benefits of integrating both novel and well-established techniques, in the context of an often conservative domain.

False data injection attacks are a type of cyber attack that targets data systems and networks by introducing malicious or incorrect data into the system. This attack is a form of data poisoning that aims to compromise the integrity of data and can lead to serious consequences such as data loss, theft, and manipulation. False data injection attacks can be carried out in various ways and can target different types of systems, including industrial control systems, financial systems, and healthcare systems.

S1/E2: The General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union – It’s good to be a EU citizen

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Why (and how) everyone and their neighbour in the Software Sector should be aware of European Union legislation