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==Check & Secure== |
==Check & Secure== |
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In 2013, cyscon, alongside [[Vodafone]], founded Check & Secure <ref>http://www.vodafone.de/abuse.html Vodafone - Abuse]</ref> as part as an end-user safety initiative. The test is divided into four parts, a [[Router]] Check, a [[Botnet]] check, a [[Browser]] and Plugin check and a "Cyber Vaccination", which includes the software of [[SurfRight]]'s [[HitmanPro]]. |
In 2013, cyscon, alongside [[Vodafone]], founded Check & Secure <ref>[http://www.vodafone.de/abuse.html Vodafone - Abuse]</ref> as part as an end-user safety initiative. The test is divided into four parts, a [[Router]] Check, a [[Botnet]] check, a [[Browser]] and Plugin check and a "Cyber Vaccination", which includes the software of [[SurfRight]]'s [[HitmanPro]]. |
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===Press coverage=== |
===Press coverage=== |
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In January 2014 and again in April 2014, massive [[data theft |
In January 2014 and again in April 2014, massive [[data theft]]s, mostly of email addresses and passwords, were discovered in Germany, causing panic amongst the general public. Check & Secure was cited in reputable German magazines such as Spiegel <ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/datenklau-email-gehackt-bsi-will-dass-provider-warnen-a-962955.html Millionenfacher Datendiebstahl: So prüfen Sie, ob Ihr Passwort gehackt wurde (German)]</ref> and Stern <ref>[http://www.stern.de/tv/sterntv/millionenfacher-e-mail-adressen-diebstahl-was-sie-jetzt-tun-sollten-2102348.html Millionenfacher E-Mail-Adressen-Diebstahl: Was Sie jetzt tun sollten (German)]</ref> as a solution to the issue, as users were advised to update their browsers and plugins using the tool. |
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===Co-operation with BSI=== |
===Co-operation with BSI=== |
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As part of the reaction to the issue of 18 million email accounts being lost, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) set up a service with which the general public could check whether their own address had been compromised. Although cyscon were initially critical of the methods used by the BSI in an article on the Check & Secure blog, the company has since worked with the ministry to improve consumer safety in Germany, becoming a member of the newly formed Alianz fuer Cybersicherheit (English: Alliance for Cyber Security). |
As part of the reaction to the issue of 18 million email accounts being lost, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) set up a service with which the general public could check whether their own address had been compromised. Although cyscon were initially critical of the methods used by the BSI in an article on the Check & Secure blog, the company has since worked with the ministry to improve consumer safety in Germany, becoming a member of the newly formed Alianz fuer Cybersicherheit (English: Alliance for Cyber Security).<ref>[https://www.allianz-fuer-cybersicherheit.de/ACS/DE/Ueber_uns/Partner/Functions/%C3%BCbersicht.html?nn=4106792&lv2=5005424 ACS Partners A-Z (German)]</ref> |
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===STOP.THINK.CONNECT=== |
===STOP.THINK.CONNECT=== |
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Early in 2014, Check & Secure announced its partnership with the STOP.THINK.CONNECT program |
Early in 2014, Check & Secure announced its partnership with the STOP.THINK.CONNECT program,<ref>[http://stopthinkconnect.org/get-involved/international-program/ STOP.THINK.CONNECT International Campaign Partners]</ref> powered by the [[National Cyber Security Alliance]]. Check & Secure is an international partner of the program and will as such focus on consumers in Germany and Russia. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 07:18, 10 May 2014
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| Industry | Software industry, Computer Security, Security software |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Thorsten Kraft, Thomas Wolf |
| Website | www |
cyscon GmbH is an IT consultancy with its main headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany by Thorsten Kraft and Thomas Wolf. cyscon received widespread renown across Europe in 2010 for its role within the Conficker takedown as part of the Conficker Working Group and is a founding member of Botfrei, the German anti-botnet advisory centre. Since 2013, cyscon has powered the online security audit Check & Secure and is an official partner of the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (abbreviated BSI - in English: Federal Office for Information Security)
c-SIRT
cyscon is responsible for C-SIRT, an online incident reporting team that works with a variety of partners to indentify domain hacking and incidens of malware across the internet. cyscon's C-SIRT is part of the VirusTotal scanning engine.[1]
Check & Secure
In 2013, cyscon, alongside Vodafone, founded Check & Secure [2] as part as an end-user safety initiative. The test is divided into four parts, a Router Check, a Botnet check, a Browser and Plugin check and a "Cyber Vaccination", which includes the software of SurfRight's HitmanPro.
Press coverage
In January 2014 and again in April 2014, massive data thefts, mostly of email addresses and passwords, were discovered in Germany, causing panic amongst the general public. Check & Secure was cited in reputable German magazines such as Spiegel [3] and Stern [4] as a solution to the issue, as users were advised to update their browsers and plugins using the tool.
Co-operation with BSI
As part of the reaction to the issue of 18 million email accounts being lost, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) set up a service with which the general public could check whether their own address had been compromised. Although cyscon were initially critical of the methods used by the BSI in an article on the Check & Secure blog, the company has since worked with the ministry to improve consumer safety in Germany, becoming a member of the newly formed Alianz fuer Cybersicherheit (English: Alliance for Cyber Security).[5]
STOP.THINK.CONNECT
Early in 2014, Check & Secure announced its partnership with the STOP.THINK.CONNECT program,[6] powered by the National Cyber Security Alliance. Check & Secure is an international partner of the program and will as such focus on consumers in Germany and Russia.
References
- ^ VirusTotal += Cyscon SIRT URL Scanner
- ^ Vodafone - Abuse
- ^ Millionenfacher Datendiebstahl: So prüfen Sie, ob Ihr Passwort gehackt wurde (German)
- ^ Millionenfacher E-Mail-Adressen-Diebstahl: Was Sie jetzt tun sollten (German)
- ^ ACS Partners A-Z (German)
- ^ STOP.THINK.CONNECT International Campaign Partners