{"id":30893,"date":"2025-09-10T12:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30893"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:19:13","slug":"cybersecurity-threats-in-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/09\/cybersecurity-threats-in-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity Threats in EU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more the digital landscape transforms, the more threats to cybersecurity emerge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity\u2019s (Enisa) \u201cThe Threat Landscape 2024 Report\u201d reveals top cyberthreats in the recent years. It also indicates the top sectors that are most vulnerable to these cybersecurity attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about some main and emerging cybersecurity threats in EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/topics\/en\/article\/20220120STO21428\/cybersecurity-main-and-emerging-threats<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Define \u201ccyberwarfare<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cAttacks of this type are getting larger, more complex and less expensive to perpetrate and are strongly connected to <\/em>cyberwarfare<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> Use the term in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Define \u201cransomware<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cIn 2024, <\/em>ransomware<\/em><\/strong> attacks continued to be one of the main cyberthreats.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Define \u201cpilfer<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cAn especially popular form are information stealers – malware that <\/em>pilfers<\/em><\/strong> sensitive data.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Share your insights on this, \u201cThe 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).<\/em>\u201d Do you think these occur in your country as well? Talk about it in more details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What is your opinion about public administration being the top sector most affected by cybersecurity threats?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What are your thoughts on Deepfake technology?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Share your opinion about cyber operations being used alongside traditional military action, by Russia, for example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Do you think \u201chacktivism\u201d is good or bad? Share your thoughts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Read the article about some main and emerging cybersecurity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,289,25,293],"class_list":["post-30893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-technology","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nCybersecurity Threats in EU | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/09\/cybersecurity-threats-in-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cybersecurity Threats in EU | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate  The more the digital landscape transforms, the more threats to cybersecurity emerge.  The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity\u2019s (Enisa) \u201cThe Threat Landscape 2024 Report\u201d reveals top cyberthreats in the recent years. 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