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Our activities and subject-specific contributions from practice and research.

«CYBER CRIMINALS ARE ORGANIZED LIKE A COMPANY»

In the current issue 03/24 of HAUSmagazin, our experts Philipp Leo and Dr. Fabian Muhly explain how cyber criminals go about their scams and how they are organized.

«THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS ON THE ROAD TO THE CYBER CRISIS»

In the column from 30.04.2024, Leo and Muhly explain the 7 deadly sins that cause a company to fall into a cyber crisis and why the support of top management is essential for corporate cyber resilience.

«THE CYBER-CRISIS - SOME THEORY»

In the 2nd session of the Swiss Cyber Circle, Dr. Fabian Muhly presented the theoretical foundations of cyber crisis management. The typical dramaturgy of a cyber crisis and the success factors for successful cyber crisis management were emphasized.

Making ROSI more human

In this theoretical article, Dr. Fabian Muhly discusses the approach to calculating the return on security investments and why a more nuanced view would be important to provide CFOs and information security professionals with a more reliable calculation tool.

Research cooperation with ETH Zürich

Leo & Muhly cooperates with the Chair for Privacy, Security and Society of the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich. A joint Master's thesis has been announced for the autumn semester 2023/2024.

Cairos Beratung and Leo & Muhly Cyber Advisory with strategis partnership

With the partnership, the specialists use synergy effects to expand their respective market positions. Cairos Beratung specializes in solution-oriented consulting in the area of public authorities, politics and administration. In this area, too, the management of cyber risks plays an important role..

«ランサムウエアと法規制 - From MIT SMR: The Ransomware Dilemma»

Japanese business magazine Nikkei Business has translated and published our article «The Ransomware Dilemma» , which has been published in MIT Sloan Management Review in May 2022 in their current edition.

«Vous y connaissez-vous en ransomware? - Are you ransomware savvy?»

Faced with the threat of ransomware, businesses need to evolve their practices and take into account the specifics of their organisation. Business owners need to ask and answer some important questions to protect themselves from ransomware. In: ICT Journal Issue 05/2022.

«Battlefield Digital Forensics: A job for the elite!»

Digital information gathering in military special operations requires special capabilities. Special operations forces play a key role in this regard. Our latest publication in the June 2022 issue of Schweizer Soldat.

«The Ransomware Dilemma» - In MIT Sloan Management Review

Read our article in the MIT Sloan Management Review, where we explain 6 questions that top management should ask themselves to be better prepared for a ransomware attack and to be able to respond more effectively in the event of an attack.

«The Human Factor Cyber Risk - What is your vulnerability?»

As part of the Risk Seminar Series at ETH Zurich, Fabian Muhly spoke as an expert about, among other things, the social psychological foundations that make people vulnerable to cyber risks. The following link will forward you to the recording of the webniar.

Leo & Muhly as speaker at NZZ XDays

Join us on July 5, 2022 for the exclusive preliminary program of the NZZ XDays. In an interactive workshop, you will learn how we hacked a general before identifying the security weaknesses of a fictitious company yourself in a tabletop game. We look forward to seeing you.

Leo & Muhly as speaker at SWISS eGovernment and SWISS eHealth Forum

Join us on June 29 and July 1 at SWISS eGovernment and SWISS eHealth Forum for an interactive simulation. Test your cyber crisis preparedness and make management decisions during a simulated ransomware attack. We look forward to seeing you.

Whitepaper «A Ransomware Decision Game»

«To pay or not to pay?» This is not the only decision question during a ransomware attack. In our whitepaper, we present the foundation of our latest training module that prepares senior decision makers for the decision diversity during a ransomware attack.

Leo & Muhly at the EUROPOL Event «Human after all - Data Protection in Policing»

As part of EUROPOL's data protection expert network, Leo & Muhly participated in the annual members' conference in mid-October. The two-day event provided interesting insights into the challenges and measures for data protection in Europe.

«Your Employees Are Your Best Defense Against Cyberattacks»

In a Harvard Business Review article Fabian Muhly, Jennifer Jordan and Robert B. Cialdini describe how executives can inspire a security-aware corporate culture based on Cialdini's principles of influence and thus strengthen information security.

Social engineering: everyone has a weak point

In an interview with the SWISS SOLDIER, Philipp Leo explains the mechanisms, procedures and dangers of successful hackers who use the human factor for their malicious campaigns in so-called social engineering attacks.

Leo & Muhly Cyber Advisory joins the Alliance for Cyber Security

By joining the Alliance for Cybersecurity in Germany, Leo & Muhly Cyber Advisory gains access to well-founded information and can contribute as well as expand its expertise in a far-reaching network with more than 5'000 registered participating organisations.

Leo & Muhly Cyber ​​Advisory part of the «CAS Business Protection» of the HWZ 

Our specialists are happy to be part as lecturers in the «CAS Business Protection» program at the Zurich School of Economics and to impart their knowledge to the participants in the course of different workshops throughout this continuing education programme.

FORENTEC and Leo & Muhly Cyber ​​Advisory with strategic partnership 

The specialists for IT forensics and cyber risks enter into a strategic partnership in order to use synergy effects and expand their respective market positions. Part of this partnership is the joint distribution of a Social Engineering Serious Game developed by Leo & Muhly Cyber ​​Advisory.

«Cyberattacks are to be expected»

Law firms and cyber risks - The best way for them to protect themselves against attacks on computer systems is having installed secure systems and up-to-date backups. In the event of an emergency, the priority for law firms is the preservation of the attorney-client privilege.

«Digitization and cyber attacks»

Read the article by our specialist Philipp Leo in an interview with the Baumeisterverband and find out what challenges digitization and cyberattacks pose to companies in the nconstruction business and how they can best master them.

«You will be willing to do something that you wouldn't otherwise do»

Philipp Leo, advisor of numerous authorities explains the principles and dangers of social engineering in an exclusive interview with the «SWISS SOLDIER» and talks about a simulated attack on a Swiss general as penetration test and awareness campaign.

«Those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart»

Together with Editor-in-Chief Frederik Besse, Philipp Leo interviewed the Russian ambassador Sergei Garmonin in Switzerland. The interview provides first-class insights on the topics of Russia and Switzerland, security policy, information operations and cyber.

«A scar that divides a nation»

In the October issue of the SWISS SOLDIER, Philipp Leo and Editor-in-Chief Frederik Besse report on the situation in eastern Ukraine in September 2021. In an impressive report, they describe their experiences on the ground.

With «brains and grains» for national security

During an interview with the SWISS SOLDIER, Philipp Leo spoke to the Ukrainian ambassador Dr. Artem Rybchenko and defense attache Colonel iG Dr. Andriy Tkachuk, among other things, on the militarization of cyberspace and the national security situation in Ukraine.

«Switzerland fights way above its weight class!»

Philipp Leo had the great opportunity to meet the U.S. State Department's Embassy Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbühl, for a conversation at the American Embassy in Bern. Read the full intervew following the link below.

«The army is a melting pot of Israeli society»

Philipp Leo had the extraordinary opportunity to interview together with chief editor of the SWISS SOLDIER Frederik Besse the Israelian ambassador Jacob Keidar and his deputy Ariel Rosenstein at the Israelian embassy in Bern.

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