Anapaya's SCION roundup – January 2025

New Year, new SCION stories! Kicking off 2025 with a strong start, Anapaya's January edition is your monthly dive into cybersecurity insights, network security breakthroughs, and all things SCION.?

???Webinar | Seamless encryption made easy with Anapaya EDGE?

Join David C. , our Product Manager, for an interactive webinar that you won't want to miss! ? ?

? Getting the basics right: With Anapaya EDGE, you connect your network to the SCION Internet. Simply put, the EDGE serves as a secure entry point to the SCION Internet, reducing your network's exposure to threats and ensuring business continuity (even during network disruptions). ? ?

?? Now, EDGE-to-EDGE communications can also benefit from encryption, ensuring confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data as it traverses the SCION Internet.?? ?

To learn more about EDGE-to-EDGE encryption, we offer two dates – and we encourage you to pick the one that suits you best! ? ?

??Option 1: February 25, 2025, at 10:00-10:45 CET ?

??Option 2: February 27, 2025, at 15:00-15:45 CET?

Register here for the webinar. ?

?? Video | Voices of our Anapaya Alliance Partners: Cyberlink featured??

Thomas Knüsel , CEO of Cyberlink AG , shares insights on Cyberlink’s journey with SCION – from offering connectivity to the Secure Swiss Finance Network (SSFN) to fulfilling DORA compliance requirements in Switzerland.?????

?? Watch the video to see how they’ve integrated SCION into their business model and the top benefit for customers, hint: it's flexibility.?If you'd like to become part of the Anapaya Alliance, visit our website. ?

??Blog | 5 ways cyberattacks can damage a company's reputation?

Did you know that the average cost of a data breach in 2024 was USD 4.88 million for affected businesses (according to IBM )? ?? Yet, financial repercussions seem to be the lesser evil, with reputation loss having the biggest impact.

In this blog by our Product Manager, David C. , we explore five ways that cyberattacks can harm a company's reputation. We also discuss why it is important to elevate your cybersecurity strategy with SCION. ?????

Read the blog. ?

???Workshop | “SCION essentials workshop” for SCION enthusiasts ??

??Do you want to learn all about SCION from the experts? If the answer is yes, there’s nothing else left to do but join the 'SCION Essentials Workshop' for business leaders and techies alike.?? ?

Here are the six modules available: ? ?

1. SCION Intro: I want to learn the basics of how SCION works?
2. I want to learn how to operate my network with Anapaya Console
3. I want to learn how to set up a SCION router?
4. I want to learn how the SSFN works and how I can connect
5. I want to learn how to connect business services to SCION with the GATE?
6. I want to do a whiteboard session with a SCION expert to look at my existing architecture

Learn more about the workshop here. ?

??? In the media | Swiss websites paralyzed due to DDoS attacks

On Tuesday, January 21st, many websites of Swiss banks and municipalities were down due to DDoS attacks, believed to be carried out by a pro-Russian hacker group. According to an article published on 20 Minuten by Jonas Bucher , the attackers have publicly stated, “We continue to test the resilience of Swiss Internet infrastructure.” In their post, they also list the impacted websites, including several municipalities such as Lucerne, Adligenswil, Kriens, and Ebikon.

See our take on this story here. Let us know what you think in the comment section.

Stay tuned for more insights and updates on SCION and cybersecurity. ???

The Anapaya Team ???