Statistics
- The evolution of the global cost of cybercrime. 70% increase year 2023 vs. year 2028. year 2020 vs. 2028 = 4 times. https://www.statista.com/chart/28878/expected-cost-of-cybercrime-until-2027/
- Numbers from the FBI for 2023: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2023_IC3Report.pdf
- Real-time cyberattack map – Radware: Live Cyber Attack Threat Map | Radware
- Real-time cyberattack map – Check Point: https://threatmap.checkpoint.com/
Social engineering
- The Art of Deception (Kevin Mitnick) https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/umeni-klamu-12032
- Hacking Conference - DEF CON: https://defcon.org
- AI Grandma Daisy helps detect fraud (UK): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-grandma-daisy-uk-anti-fraud-scammers-virgin-media-o2/
Attacks and surveillance
- Stolen voter database: https://www.privacyaffairs.com/hacked-voter-records/
- Chancellor's Issues: https://reportermagazin.cz/12978/jsem-kancler-prezidenta-hackeri-vitejte/
- Problems of the University of Defense: https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3617508-na-univerzitu-obrany-zautocili-hackeri-a-zrejme-odcizili-data-z-rektoratu-pise
- John Oliver sits down with Edward Snowden to discuss the NSA, the balance between privacy and security: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEVlyP4_11M
- Watch This Russian Hacker Break Into Our Computer In Minutes | CNBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV39QzFpJx4
- Study: What Android whispers about you: https://lukasbarda.cz/studie-co-o-vas-android-naseptava/
- Article on anonymity on the web: https://lukasbarda.cz/web-a-anonymita/
- An extreme example to watch – Social Credit System in China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLo3e1Pak-Y
- AI imitates human voice in 15 seconds: https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/internet-a-pc-software-umela-inteligence-naklonuje-hlas-cloveka-staci-ji-15-sekund-40466255
- Cyberattack on X (Twitter): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/10/elon-musk-cyberattack-x-outages
- TikTok and influencing elections in Romania: https://www.investigace.cz/rumunsko-tiktok-volby-prezident/
- Stuxnet: Cyberattack on Iran's nuclear program: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
- Darknet diaries podcast - episode about the NotPetya attack: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/54/
- Unwanted AirTags: https://support.apple.com/cs-cz/119874
- Services and tools to protect your privacy from tracking: https://www.privacytools.io/
Scams
- Sample Ransomware attack: https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/hacker-belorusko-rusko-vojaci-zeleznice-utok-vezni_2201242135_voj
- Example of a Ransomware attack in the Czech Republic: https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3164067-utok-na-benesovskou-nemocnici-zpusobil-sedesatimilionovou-skodu-police-pripad
- Sample Phishing Attack: https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/autenticka-nahravka-zlodeje-takhle-vas-okrade-o-citlive-udaje-a-penize-156431
- Fake owner in meeting: https://archiv.hn.cz/c1-67234820-miliardovy-e-shop-tercem-deepfake-podvodu-zamestnanec-si-ctvrt-hodiny-volal-s-videokopii-majitele-gymbeamu
- The most professional fraud in the Czech Republic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB0x09uAyyE
- Globally, the recent case in Hong Kong: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html
- Fake child abductions in the US: https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/14/ai-kidnapping-scam-senate-hearing-jennifer-destefano
Fake videos
- How beautiful Prague is in Czech (HeyGen tool) possibly on YouTube
- How beautiful Prague is in English (HeyGen tool) possibly on YouTube (including English subtitles generated by AI in YouTube studio)
- How beautiful Prague is in Japanese (HeyGen tool) possibly on YouTube (including AI-generated Japanese subtitles in YouTube Studio)
- Mona Lisa on AI: https://youtu.be/JlPlNh7NC2s
Disinfo
- Death of King Charles III https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/britanie-kral-karel-nemoc-rakovina-spekulace-ruska-media-dezinfromace-falesna-zprava.A240319_101600_zahranicni_dtt
- Article on how to verify online information: https://lukasbarda.cz/jak-overovat-online-informace-nastroje-a-tipy/
Passwords and the second factor
- Has your login information been stolen? https://haveibeenpwned.com/
- Password strength check: https://www.passwordmonster.com/
- 200 most common passwords: https://nordpass.com/most-common-passwords-list/
- 10000 most common passwords: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:10,000_most_common_passwords
- YubiKey dongle: https://www.yubico.com/
- Article on the second factor: https://lukasbarda.cz/vicefaktorova-autentizace-vas-ucet-v-bezpeci/
Password Managers / Keychains
- Secure keychain https://keepass.info/
- The keychain I use: https://bitwarden.com/
- How to export passwords from Google Keychain: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+export+passwords+from+google+to+1password
- Keepass iOS app: Keepasium https://keepassium.com/
- Keepass Android apk: KeePassDroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.keepass
- Password Manager Comparison – NordPass vs Bitwarden: NordPass vs Bitwarden 2024: 8 Tests, 1 Clear Winner (restoreprivacy.com)
- Why you should stop using LastPass (Forbes): Why You Should Stop Using LastPass After New Hack Method Update (forbes.com)
- LastPass issues: https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/tech-technologie-internet-zmente-si-hesla-a-prchejte-po-pul-roce-lastpass-priznal-co-jim-ukradli-227282
- Trezor – hardware wallet for cryptocurrencies: https://trezor.io/
- Have I Been Pwned – password or email leak check: https://haveibeenpwned.com/
- Password Monster – password strength test: https://www.passwordmonster.com/
VPN
- NordVPN: https://nordvpn.com/
- Proton VPN: https://protonvpn.com/
- Article on how to choose a VPN: https://lukasbarda.cz/proc-pouzivat-vpn-a-jak-vybrat-nejlepsi/
Profiles and Login
- What Google knows about you: https://myactivity.google.com/
- Gmail security label: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gmail-email-by-google/id422689480
- Securing your Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=security
- Where you are logged in with your Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=applications§ion=active
- Securing your Google profile: https://myaccount.google.com/security-checkup/3
- Where you are signed in with your Google Account: https://myaccount.google.com/permissions
- Logging in with your bank identity: https://www.bankid.cz/
- Shared credentials: http://bugmenot.com/
- DeleteMe – removing personal data from Google and the internet: Remove Personal Info from Google - DeleteMe
- Incogni – service for removing data from intermediaries (data brokers): Data Broker Removal Service | Incognito
More tips, tools and apps
- Article on how to set up a new mobile phone: https://lukasbarda.cz/novy-telefon-naucte-se-ho-spravne-nastavit/
- Ad blocking: https://blokada.org/
- Check file or web page before opening: https://www.virustotal.com/
- Online PDF distribution (use Adobe tools for sensitive files: https://www.ilovepdf.com/
- Online translator: https://www.deepl.com/en/translator
- Google Duplex Voice Assistant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VN56jQMWM
- Boston Dynamics robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw
- Boston Dynamics robots to buy: https://www.alza.cz/search.htm?exps=boston+dynamics
- Lustering a person in the online space (OSINT tool): https://www.maltego.com/
- OSINT Techniques: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zpravodajstv%C3%AD_z_otev%C5%99en%C3%BDch_zdroj%C5%AF
- DDoS report for 2023: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-2023-q3/
- Am I unique: https://amiunique.org/
- Book Hooked: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22668729-hooked
- The Irresistible Book: https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/neodolatelne-365327
- The book Digital Dementia: https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/digitalni-demence-jak-pripravujeme-sami-sebe-a-nase-deti-o-rozum-198686
- The book Child in the Net: https://www.databazeknih.cz/knihy/dite-v-siti-411738
- Documentary The Social Dilemma. https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
- The Big Hack documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/80117542
- Series Black Mirror, episode Nosedive: https://www.csfd.cz/film/214772-cerne-zrcadlo/460789-pad-stremhlav/prehled/
- Documentary The Art of Espionage – part The Honey Trap: https://www.csfd.cz/film/970241-umeni-spionaze/970273-medova-past/prehled/
- Long Distance podcast and scam from India (part one): https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/6nh3wk
- Long Distance podcast and scam from India (part two): https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/76h5gl
- Security analysis of MY 2022 Olympic app: https://citizenlab.ca/2022/01/cross-country-exposure-analysis-my2022-olympics-app/
- What we do on networks: https://amidigital.cz/index2023/
- Publications on cybersecurity research – NÚKIB: https://nukib.gov.cz/cs/kyberneticka-bezpecnost/vyzkum/publikace-k-vyzkumu/
- OMG Cable – Hak5 Assault USB Cable: https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable
- Flipper Zero – a tool for testing devices and networks: https://flipperzero.one/
- Windows Sandbox – a secure testing environment: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/windows-sandbox-install
- Maltego (tool for lustrating a person's digital footprint): https://www.maltego.com/
- Maltego (sample output): https://lukasbardacz-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/jsem_lukasbarda_cz/Epr5pecyoChIloTINGtzqIUBOD461YCFWjet9HTLVpSf8Q?e=rtsmVB
- HeyGen – AI tool for creating avatar videos: https://app.heygen.com/home
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat – AI chat in the corporate environment: https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat/
- GPTZero – AI generated text detection: https://app.gptzero.me/
- Google Alerts – monitoring new content online: https://www.google.com/alerts
- Bug Hunters – rewards for found bugs (Google): https://bughunters.google.com/
- T-Mobile Bug Bounty Program: https://www.t-mobile.cz/bug-bounty/zed-slavy
- 3-2-1 Backup Strategy: https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/definition/3-2-1-Backup-Strategy
- What to do after losing your Facebook account – Lukáš Barda: https://lukasbarda.cz/ukradli-mi-facebook-ucet-co-ted/
- Barbie apps: https://www.barbieselfie.ai/
- Ronaldo speaking Slovak: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzdmPo-M0HN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Google and the fine for false anonymity: https://mobilizujeme.cz/clanky/anonymni-rezim-nebyl-vubec-anonymni-ted-musi-google-zaplatit-tucnou-pokutu
Authorities
- Publications on cybersecurity – NÚKIB: https://nukib.gov.cz/cs/kyberneticka-bezpecnost/vyzkum/publikace-k-vyzkumu/
- National Cyber Security Center SK-CERT (Slovakia): https://www.sk-cert.sk/sk/o-nas/index.html
Electronic signatures
- Individuals: https://signi.com/
- Corporate solutions: https://www.sefira.cz/
Flask andhorse and photo
- Iconfinder - icons and graphic elements: https://www.iconfinder.com/
- Dreamstime – paid photos and illustrations: https://www.dreamstime.com/
- iStock – professional photos and vectors: https://www.istockphoto.com/
- Unsplash – photos for non-commercial and commercial use: https://unsplash.com/ (Free)
Children
- Materials for adults: https://lukasbarda.cz/materialy-dospelaci/
- Sharenting – why (not) share photos of children online: https://lukasbarda.cz/sharenting-fotky-deti-na-site-nepatri/
- Message from Ella (Deutsche Telekom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4WZ_k0vUDM
Alternatives to Google services
- Alternative applications: https://lukasbarda.cz/alternativy-ke-sluzbam-a-aplikacim-zdarma/
- DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/
- Brave browser: https://brave.com/
- Vivaldi browser: https://vivaldi.com/cs/
- Tor browser: https://www.torproject.org/
- Proton email: https://proton.me/cs/mail
- Mullvad VPN and browser: https://mullvad.net/en
- Alternative Office: https://cryptpad.cz/
- Session (anonymous messenger with encryption): https://getsession.org/
How much is our data worth (available on the Darknet)
- online banking logins cost $40 on average
- credit card information including related information costs $14-$30
- hacked facebook account: $35.
Where to go for information
- NÚKIB – Its infographics, reports and recommendations https://osveta.nukib.cz/course/view.php?id=123
- Safe remote work - recommendations for companies and employees: https://www.nukib.cz/cs/infoservis/doporuceni/1523-bezpecna-prace-na-dalku-doporuceni-pro-firmy-i-zamestnance/
- The absolute basics in the video: https://lukasbarda.cz/zaklady-bezpecneho-chovani-online-rozhovor-s-michalem/
- Cyber Security Ten Commandments: https://lukasbarda.cz/desatero-kyberneticke-bezpecnosti-uzivatele/
- Video conferencing safely for users: https://www.nukib.cz/download/publikace/podpurne_materialy/2020-07-17_Standard-pro-VTC_1.0_Priloha-1-barevne.pdf
- Pavel Spajek Matějíček's horror bulletin board: https://padlet.com/pavelmatejicek/security-videa-nejen-ke-kolen-m-3dlmvuv2jzahkvd5
- Project Be safe online from Avast: https://www.avast.com/cz/besafeonline/
- E-safety project: https://www.e-bezpeci.cz/
- Project I Know Where I'm Clicking: https://www.vimkamklikam.cz/
- Click for Peace Project: https://www.t-mobile.cz/microsites/klik-pro-klid/index.html#bezpecnostni-desatero-1
Test yourself
- Google Phishing Quiz - Can you spot a scam email?: https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/
- Cybertest – verification of basic cybersecurity knowledge: https://www.kybertest.cz/