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26/02/2026

💡 February cybersecurity news digest highlights the importance of cyber resilience, the need to diversify the technology stack, and the necessity of complying with the timely NIS2 Directive requirements.

Read our summary on our website's News section 👉 https://bit.ly/46sIRqV

There you’ll find:

1️⃣ The third major Cloudflare outage in 4 months is a wake-up call for tech diversification
2️⃣ PayPal data breach exposes sensitive personal information
3️⃣ 815,000 records of Adidas customer data potentially leaked
4️⃣ Booking.com partners and customers targeted by a financial fraud scheme
5️⃣ AI features blocked on devices in the EU Parliament due to cybersecurity concerns
6️⃣ Critical MS Office Word zero-day vulnerability actively exploited
7️⃣ Microsoft February 2026 Patch Tuesday
8️⃣ Apple Pay users under attack. Be cautious!
Bonus: Important changes in Bulgaria’s Cybersecurity Law in compliance with the NIS2 Directive!

Hope your systems will stay safe and compliant with the NIS2 Directive throughout 2026! If you need help, contact us for expert advice!

23/02/2026

📣 Промените в Закона за киберсигурност вече са факт. И засягат много повече организации, отколкото досега!

България официално синхронизира закона с европейската Директива NIS2 и разшири засегнатите сектори от 8 на цели 18, сред които:
⚡ енергетика
🚚 транспорт
🏥 здравеопазване
🏭 производство
🏛️ държавна и общинска администрация
💻 много доставчици на цифрови услуги и др.

За бизнеса и администрацията изискванията стават по-строги:
☑️24 часа за докладване на киберинциденти
☑️ нови задължения за управление на рисковете за сигурността
☑️ обучения по киберсигурност
☑️ лична отговорност на ръководствата
☑️ значителни санкции при неспазване на изискванията
☑️ възможност за ограничава използването на високорискови технологии от трети държави

Вашата организация попада в засегнатите сектори? Вече имате нови законови отговорности.
Как може да ви помогнем ние в DCD‑IT:

🔐 правим пълен одит за съответствие с NIS2
📊 подготвяме подробни доклади с препоръки
👨‍💻 внедряваме решения за киберзащита, архивиране и ИТ управление
🎓 обучаваме служители и ръководства
🛡️ подпомагаме цялостната подготовка за новите изисквания

С нас изпълнявате закона – бързо, професионално и без излишен стрес.

👉 Ако искате да разберете дали попадате в обхвата или какво трябва да предприемете – пишете ни. Ние ще ви съдействаме!

Повече информация на нашата страница 👉 https://dcd-it.com/pages/important-changes-to-cybersecurity-law-nis2-what-businesses-need-to-do

06/02/2026

🔥 FORTINET SPECIAL OFFERS – SAVE UP TO 50%!

📢 Limited stock – available only until 28 February or while supplies last!

We’re excited to announce that our new vendor partner, Fortinet, is offering exclusive discounts on selected security and networking products, including:

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– FortiGate 30G
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💥 Don’t miss your chance to upgrade your network with market-leading security solutions at an unbeatable price.
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03/02/2026

🔔 New Vendor Partnership with Blackwall: Building True Resilience

Recently, we’ve discussed how repeated global outages highlight a growing challenge: the internet’s heavy dependence on a few dominant infrastructure providers. Today, we’re excited to share an important step toward greater resilience, diversity, and control.

✨ DCD‑IT is proud to announce its partnership with Blackwall — a European AI-enabled security and web infrastructure provider built for a safer, more reliable internet.

Blackwall strengthens digital ecosystems with intelligent, high-performance solutions engineered to reduce dependency on single-provider architectures and safeguard against automated threats. Blackwall works closely with Hosting Service Providers, Managed Service Providers, and eCommerce platforms to ensure robust defence and high availability for millions of sites and applications globally.

📌 Why Blackwall?

Because our clients deserve infrastructure that remains:
🔹 Secure: with advanced AI-powered protection against automated and bot-driven attacks
🔹 Resilient: designed to withstand disruption and eliminate single points of failure
🔹 Efficient: with intelligent web traffic management to optimise performance
🔹 Independent: offering an alternative to overly‑centralised cloud ecosystems

If your organisation is seeking to:
✅ Reduce reliance on global cloud giants
✅ Strengthen continuity and infrastructure resilience
✅ Protect digital services with cutting-edge AI
✅ Diversify your tech stack after recent outages
…then this partnership brings new possibilities for you.

👉 Discover how Blackwall can protect and optimise your web infrastructure: https://dcd-it.com/en-bg/pages/blackwall

📧 📞 Contact us to enhance your digital environments with Blackwall’s innovative technology!

30/01/2026

💡 It’s time for the first monthly cybersecurity summary of 2026!

Check out our January Cybersecurity News Digest in the News section of our website 👉 https://bit.ly/4bsMTTp

There, you’ll find:
1️⃣ Nike launches data breach investigation after claim of over 1.4 terabytes exfiltrated by ransomware group
2️⃣ 16 deceptive Chrome extensions masquerading as ChatGPT enhancements steal ChatGPT logins
3️⃣ ShinyHunters Group targets over 100 major companies, incl Canva, Atlassian, and Epic Games
4️⃣ 149 million unique logins from Instagram, Gmail and other major platforms leaked online
5️⃣ Cybercriminals exploit LinkedIn to unleash remote access trojan in corporate environments
6️⃣ Microsoft January 2026 Patch Tuesday
7️⃣ Deceptive Chrome extension plunders wallet login credentials and activates automated trading

Hope your systems will stay safe throughout 2026! If you need help, contact us for expert advice!

09/01/2026

🔮 Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026

As we step into 2026, one thing is clear: cybersecurity isn’t slowing down – it’s evolving faster than ever. From AI-driven attacks to post-quantum security, the coming year will challenge businesses to reassess their resilience and innovation strategies.

Here are the key trends experts predict for 2026:

1️⃣ Agentic AI Attacks
Autonomous AI agents will become independent attack vectors, possessing greater capabilities to perform multistep operations and interact with real systems.

2️⃣ AI-Powered Social Engineering
The growing prevalence of deepfakes and highly personalised scams will make it increasingly difficult to spot deception. As a result, we can expect a surge in extortion scams.

3️⃣ AI-Driven Automated Ransomware
AI-driven ransomware will autonomously exploit vulnerabilities for extortion, focusing on data extraction rather than traditional encryption methods.

4️⃣ AI Insider Threats
Autonomous agents with privileged access will need new firewalls and monitoring systems specifically designed for AI.

5️⃣ Post-Quantum Security Race
Organisations need to adopt quantum-safe cryptography to protect data from future quantum decryption threats posed by “harvest now, decrypt later” strategies.

6️⃣ Advanced Persistent Threat & Cybercrime Convergence
Nation-state actors and criminal organisations will collaborate by sharing infrastructure, making it difficult to identify perpetrators and increasing the scale of global attacks.

7️⃣ Supply Chain & Infrastructure Attacks
Anticipate increased targeting of logistics, satellites, and intelligent transportation systems. Outages will become geopolitical weapons.

8️⃣ Browser-Based Zero-Trust Workspaces
As web browsers become the main interface for enterprise operations, we can anticipate a shift towards cloud-native zero-trust security frameworks, emphasising the importance of strong identity verification and access controls in remote work settings.

9️⃣ Identity-Based Security
With VPNs fading, identity-based security and ZTNA (zero-trust network access) will take the lead in protecting against session hijacking.

🔟 Spread of “Lazy Thinking”
GenAI overuse may lead to a decline in critical thinking skills, which has prompted 50% of organisations to introduce assessments that evaluate skills without the use of AI.

Bonus Predictions:
✅ AI vs AI Cyber Battles: Defensive AI will fight offensive AI in real time.
✅ Cybersecurity for Synthetic Media: Detecting deepfake content will become a core security function.
✅ Regulatory Surge: Expect stricter global compliance frameworks for AI governance and quantum readiness.

What does this mean for businesses?
2026 will demand multi-layered security, AI governance, and future-proof strategies. The question isn’t if these trends will impact you – it’s how prepared you are.

💬 Which prediction do you think will have the biggest impact?
Let’s discuss in the comments.

07/01/2026

💡 Time for the last monthly cybersecurity summary of 2025!

Read our December Cybersecurity News Digest on our website's News section 👉
https://bit.ly/3YY7aIX

There you’ll find:
1️⃣ Cybersecurity breach confirmed by the European Space Agency
2️⃣ Hacked TrustWallet Chrome extension steals over $7 million from users on Christmas Eve
3️⃣ Massive scrape of Spotify by hacktivist shadow library group
4️⃣ Adobe releases critical security updates for Acrobat and Reader
5️⃣ A zero-click flaw in Gemini allows hackers to steal your Gmail, Calendar and Google Docs data
6️⃣ Microsoft December 2025 Patch Tuesday
7️⃣ Another Cloudflare outage weeks after the major November incident!

Hope your systems will stay safe in 2026! If you need help, contact us for expert advice!

18/12/2025

🚨 Think Twice Before Buying Cheap Software Licences!

In LicenceDeals' latest blog, you'll read about:
✔ The dangers of illegitimate licences
✔ How to spot a trusted seller
✔ Why choosing verified providers protects your business

👉 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4pQJMZY

🚨 Think Twice Before Buying Cheap Software Licences!

Tempted by ultra-low prices for Microsoft Office or Windows licences? You’re not alone – but here’s the truth: those “too good to be true” deals often come with hidden risks.

❌ Unreliable performance
❌ No updates or support
❌ Security vulnerabilities
❌ Legal and compliance issues

In our latest blog, we break down:
✅ The dangers of illegitimate licences
✅ How to spot a trusted seller
✅ Why choosing verified providers protects your business

👉 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4pQJMZY

💡 Pro tip: Always verify vendor partnerships and avoid sellers delivering you login credentials.

🛡️ Don’t risk your security for short-term savings: Choose compliance, security, reliability and peace of mind.

👉From pre-sales consultations to ongoing assistance, we help customers make informed decisions.

Ready to secure your software?
Contact us today for verified licences and expert guidance.

05/12/2025

🌐 Oops… Cloudflare Did It Again!

Another outage hit today – shorter than last time, but still enough to remind us how fragile the web can be when it depends on a handful of providers.

On December 5, Cloudflare went down for about 30–40 minutes, affecting up to 20% of websites globally. Big names like Zoom, LinkedIn, Shopify, X, Spotify, and Canva showed 500 Internal Server Errors. Even worse? This comes just weeks after the major November 18 incident.

📌 What happened?

A change to Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall temporarily disabled features while fixing a vulnerability. No cyberattack, just a misstep in a single, centralised control system with global consequences.

🚨 The real issue

Two major outages in a few weeks = a wake-up call.
Convenience is great… until it isn’t.
Resilience isn’t just a buzzword. It means diversifying your tech stack, building redundancy, and keeping control of your data. Relying on one provider is like putting all your eggs in one basket – and then handing the basket to someone else.

💡 Meet Blackwall: Our Alternative
We’ve partnered with Blackwall, a European AI-driven security and web infrastructure company that:

✅ Protects against automated threats
✅ Delivers AI-enabled traffic management
✅ Strengthens resilience for hosting providers, cloud platforms, and enterprise networks

Engineered by engineers for engineers, Blackwall ensures your digital services stay secure, scalable, and independent.

Want fewer outages and more peace of mind?

📩 Contact us for a free consultation: https://dcd-it.com/en-bg/pages/contact-form

03/12/2025

💡 It's time for our November Cybersecurity News Digest!
On our website's News section, you can read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3Y3OxCZ

There you’ll find:

1️⃣ Significant surge in cyberattacks targeting Christmas and Black Friday shoppers
2️⃣ Over 2 million attacks recorded during Black Friday shopping spike
3️⃣ Windows 11 24H2 Update KB5062553 disrupts logon process
4️⃣ 3.5 billion phone numbers exposed due to WhatsApp flaw
5️⃣ When the Internet pauses: Cloudflare global outage
6️⃣ Microsoft November 2025 Patch Tuesday
7️⃣ Samsung Galaxy phones targeted by spyware operation
8️⃣ Emergency Chrome Patch. Update now!

Stay tuned and keep your system safe! If you need help, contact us for expert advice!

19/11/2025

🌐 When the Internet Pauses: Lessons from the Cloudflare Outage

On November 18, a widespread Cloudflare outage disrupted major digital services globally, including X, Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Cloud, Canva, and even gaming giants like League of Legends and Valorant. Millions of users faced slow-loading pages or complete downtime. Ironically, even Downdetector, the site that reports outages, went offline for a while.

This follows a similar AWS outage in October, reminding us how fragile the web’s backbone can be.

📑 What happened?
1️⃣ Cloudflare, a US-based company, powers a huge portion of the internet by providing Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), cybersecurity solutions and DDoS protection and acting as a protective layer between websites and visitors.
2️⃣ A faulty database change created an oversized file that broke Cloudflare’s traffic system. This file, used by the Bot Management system, doubled in size and propagated across Cloudflare’s global network, causing software failures and traffic disruptions.
3️⃣ Cloudflare engineers identified the issue and rolled out a fix within hours.

🚨 The bigger lesson
This outage highlights the internet’s heavy reliance on a few global providers (mainly US-based) and prompts a reevaluation of how we design and deliver digital services. True resilience means:
✅ Diversifying tech stacks
✅ Building redundancy
✅ Maintaining control over your data

Convenience should never outweigh resilience. We need to ensure organisations are not tied to one platform by having alternative solutions in place.

💡 Our Alternative: Blackwall
To reduce dependency on global giants, DCD-IT partners with Blackwall, a European AI-driven security and web infrastructure company. Blackwall delivers:
✅ AI-enabled traffic management
✅ Advanced intelligent protection against automated threats
✅ Scalable, resilient solutions for hosting providers, cloud platforms, and enterprise networks

If you want to be less dependent on the global providers, to strengthen resilience and to diversify your tech stack, let’s talk.
📩 Contact us for a free consultation: https://lnkd.in/drv_HCRj

04/11/2025

🚨 ВАЖНО за малките и средни предприятия!

Тече процедура за безвъзмездна финансова помощ за въвеждане на технологии от Индустрия 4.0 с общ бюджет от близо 106 млн. лв.!

❗️Ако все още не сте кандидатствали или срещате трудности с проекта, ние сме насреща, за да ви помогнем!

🚨 Най-важното за BG16RFPR001-1.008 „Въвеждане на технологии от областта на Индустрия 4.0 в предприятията“:

⏩ Размер на безвъзмездната помощ на проект: 150 000 лв. (мин.) - 450 000 / 850 000 лв. (макс.)
⏩ Максимален процент на финансиране: от 15 % до 50 % (според режима на помощ и големината на предприятието)
⏩ Краен срок за кандидатстване: до 16:30 ч. на 15 декември 2025 г. Побързайте!
⏩ Покриват се разходите за въвеждане и интегриране на една или повече ИКТ системи, приложения и технологии от Индустрия 4.0, както и за повишаване на киберсигурността и поверителността на данните

🚨 Как ще ви помогнем

DCD-IT предлага консултация, внедряване и конфигуриране на разнообразни ИКТ решения, системи и оборудване по процедурата:

✅ Услуги и решения за подобряване на киберсигурността в локална мрежа
✅ Внедряване на система за архивиране на данните
✅ Консултации при избора на технологии, както и машини и оборудване по критериите на Индустрия 4.0, включени в Прил. 18
➕ Изготвяне на проектно предложение

💡 Не изпускайте възможността да въведете съвременни технологии във вашата фирма!

🚨 Всичко за процедурата ще научите тук: https://dcd-it.com/bg-bg/pages/digitalisation-of-enterprises-4-0

Побързайте! Крайният срок за кандидатстване е 15 декември 2025 г.!

💡 Доверете се на нашия професионализъм и партньорството ни с водещи софтуерни компании за успешен проект!