Cyber security

As the threat of the novel COVID 19 continues to persist; organizations all over the world are rapidly embracing the “work from home” culture as the new normal and even urging their employees to adopt […]

Tomas Janckus EN.DELFI Cyberattacks are becoming an increasingly greater problem in the whole world. This applies to Lithuania too. It is estimated that Lithuania experienced 55 thousand cyberattacks last year. Below, Monika Žemgulytė, Project Manager […]

Today, we cannot imagine our lives without being able to pay for goods and services with our card or through electronic banking. Making financial transactions has become much easier and faster. Do these improvements come at a cost of security? Below, Tomas Stamulis, the Information Security Management Team Lead at ATEA, describes the fundamentals of security in electronic banking. […]

Cyberattacks are becoming an increasingly greater problem in the whole world. This applies to Lithuania too. It is estimated that Lithuania experienced 55 thousand cyberattacks last year. Below, Monika Žemgulytė, Project Manager of cybersecurity competences at “Cyber Security Academy” talks about how these attacks are carried out and how to avoid falling victim to them. […]

The number of cyberattacks in Lithuania and in the world is rising every year. State acting individually are no longer capable of guarding their societies from these threats. Below, Agnija Tumkevič, a lecturer at the Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science, explains why cyberattacks are dangerous to our state and where Lithuania seeks opportunities for international cooperation. […]

Today, losing your smartphone or having it stolen is much more than just losing the device. We use our phones to check our emails, to carry out financial operations, to communicate with our loved ones, to sign important documents, to access our personal data, among many other things. […]

It is estimated that parents in the US upload over 1500 photos of their children to social media before the children turn five. 92% of two-year old toddlers already have a “digital footprint”, and one-third of all US children appear on social media within the first hours of their birth. Though similar studies have not yet been carried out in Lithuania, the observed tendencies are broadly identical: more and more parents post pictures of their children online, without really thinking of the consequences of such actions. […]

When unsolicited email begins flooding your inbox, or when vendors send SMS messages offering random goods and services, most people probably get quite annoyed. However, too often people willingly give away their consent to use their personal data to participate in various loyalty programs, sales, or lotteries without thinking about how this data would be managed. […]

Criminals are becoming increasingly innovative in the technological age. One of the tools cybercriminals use is so-called spyware – applications that allow criminals to break into the victim’s computer or phone and to collect the victim’s personal data without their knowledge. Later, this information is used for extracting money from the victim’s bank account, as well as for other crimes. […]

The Kremlin’s ideological and political propaganda often reaches us not only through the official, Russian state-controlled media, but also through cultural events and cinema. Below, Linas Kojala, the Director of the Eastern European Studies Center, explains how to recognize propaganda that is spread through cultural instruments. […]

Studies show that, on average, 65% of internet users have experienced some kind of an online threat. Most common types of threat include unwanted messengers from strangers, false messages, offensive communication, unwanted sexual messages, or deliberate provocation. […]