B2 – Upper Intermediate
The more the digital landscape transforms, the more threats to cybersecurity emerge.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’s (Enisa) “The Threat Landscape 2024 Report” reveals top cyberthreats in the recent years. It also indicates the top sectors that are most vulnerable to these cybersecurity attacks.
Read the article about some main and emerging cybersecurity threats in EU.
Vocabulary Questions:
- Define “cyberwarfare”. “Attacks of this type are getting larger, more complex and less expensive to perpetrate and are strongly connected to cyberwarfare.” Use the term in a sentence.
- Define “ransomware”. “In 2024, ransomware attacks continued to be one of the main cyberthreats.” Use the term in a sentence.
- Define “pilfer”. “An especially popular form are information stealers – malware that pilfers sensitive data.” Use the term in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- Share your insights on this, “The increasing use of social media platforms and online media has led to a rise in campaigns spreading disinformation (purposefully falsified information) and misinformation (sharing wrong data).” Do you think these occur in your country as well? Talk about it in more details.
- What is your opinion about public administration being the top sector most affected by cybersecurity threats?
- What are your thoughts on Deepfake technology?
- Share your opinion about cyber operations being used alongside traditional military action, by Russia, for example.
- Do you think “hacktivism” is good or bad? Share your thoughts.