The following is a proposal for a Master Thesis that we are announcing, anyone who is interested and about to write their thesis is welcome to contact us for more information. Information Security Red-Teaming: Attack and Defense Exercises for the Security Novice The purpose of this proposed master thesis is to chart the requirements of […]
The number of cyber-crimes is not as big as “ordinary” crimes. But the after effects of cyber-crime may be huge. Cyber criminality can impact on activities that are critical to all society, the police is warning. Cyber-crime is usually international and well organized. The risk of being caught is low, and criminals often have a […]
(ISC) ²The Security Congress brings together a world community of security professionals. The event offers over 175 training and thought management sessions and promotes collaboration with other advanced companies. The objective of the Cyber Security Conference is to provide for industry professionals and management information, tools and expertise to protect their organizations. International Information Systems […]
When a company is exposed to digital threats and attacks, there can be major consequences. To increase the understanding of digital threats and risks, researchers in the CYNIC-project have developed a new tool – a card game. Read more: CYNIC Game
https://www.cynic.se/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Storforsen.mov#t=1 Storforsen The project team had a physical work meeting at the foot of Storforsen.On the agenda was cross-border cases, e.g., one in which the technical team from Centria will perform Penetration Test on a product from one of the Swedish partner companies. A prototype of a card deck game and a risk ladder exercise […]
We are very proud to announce that the CYNIC project has been selected as the project of the month by the financier Interreg Nord http://www.interregnord.com/manadens-projekt-cynic/
A survey to SMEs in Ylivieska region was conducted as part of a thesis work. The objective of the thesis was to find out how cybersecurity or the lack thereof affects SMEs abilities to increase the use of digital tools and services in their business. The goal was also to find out what kind of […]
Local companies were invited to participate in a 3 hour seminar on Information security in Kokkola on 9th April and in Ylivieska on 10th April 2019. The topics were: Vulnerabilities, Malware, and Security breaches – Juha-Matti Heljaste / F-Secure Information Security Services in The Area – Joni Jämsä / Centria University of Applied Sciences From […]
Mirror Partner Utveckling AB is one partner company located in Kalix. They offer support with system development, web development, web design, hosting and technology. They also develop their own security product. During a company visit in Kalix a cross-border case was initiated. The Finnish project team will assist with technology expertise.
One of the main project partners in the Cynic project is the IT consultant Agio. Agio works primarily with E-administration, decision support and production management and it will be very interesting to jointly develop information security issues together. This week the Swedish project team visited the Agio team at their Luleå office to discuss needs […]