The number of incidents caused by ransomware attacks have grown by 79% in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to an international stody to be presented at the 13th edition of DefCamp, organized over 23-24 November. “The evolution of the economic and geopolitical situation brings new challenges for cyber security, hackers facing a significant increase of cyber threats.In 2020, 20% of attacks were ransomware type, acocrding to an international study and affected a quarter of companies. In 2023, the number of data breaches caused by ransomware type attacks made public went up by 79%. Historically speaking, fraud attempts grow in recession periods, attackers can adapt to the market, reducing prices of hacking instruments and making cyber crime even more accessible. For instance, following the 2008-2009 recession cyber attacks have grown by 40%, according tod organizers of the conference in a press release issued on Thursday. In this context, this year's edition of DefCamp is offering the framework for talks about the most frequent types of cyber attacks in 2023, cryptographic log-in, new defense methods, the use of automatic defense operations or vulnerabilities of cloud technologies, a.o. DefCamp 2023 is organized by the Research Center for Cyber Security Association of Romania (CCSIR) and supported by Bit Sentinel, Booking Holdings and Keysight Technologies Romania. Since 2011, DefCamp succeded in attracting about 11,000 participants from 55 countries and 150 cities. This year, over 200 teams have already subscribed to the DefCamp Capture the Flag competition, one of the biggest initiatives of the kind in Central and Eastern Europe.
In the context in which agri-food systems are responsible for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, Auchan Romania assumes an active role in the transition of its supply chain toward a more sustainable model. At the second edition of the Climate Supplier Event, organized under the aegis of the Climate Change Summit, the […]
Janiva Magness, the winner of seven Blues Music Awards following 26 nominations, and nominated for a Grammy for a career spanning 17 albums, is set to perform at the 14th edition of the Brașov Jazz & Blues Festival, which will take place between August 14–16, 2026. Magness is one of the most valuable and influential […]
Auction house Artmark announced a major auction for this winter featuring an engraving created by Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Romania's late communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu received this gift from King Juan Carlos I as a gesture of diplomacy. The engraving entitled “The Engagement – Capricho […]
Authorities managing Romania's Bicaz Gorges–Hășmaș National Park has built a fish ladder system on the Bicaz River, which will allow protected species to migrate and reproduce. There are several bridges and small bridge structures in the Bicaz River that have a “bottom sill,” meaning small waterfalls. Fish that do not jump like the trout cannot […]
The far-right opposition parties in the Romanian Parliament are set to file a motion of no confidence against the government headed by prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The motion, authored by senator Ninel Peia of the Peace – Romania First group, is specifically aimed at the reformist party Save Romania Union (USR), and is entitled “Romania […]
Romania's iconic rock singer Adrian Pleșca, known as “Artan,” died on Tuesday, December 2, after a fatal stroke, at the age of 64. The artist founded the well-known band “Timpuri Noi” in 1982 and “Partizan” in 2001, and was popular on the Romanian rock scene. Over the years, he left and returned to the two bands. Several […]
