I have many discussions with clients about this topic – over-sharing. Whether it is in their social media, on their website or even on the notice board in the reception area. These snippets of information that are readily available without “hacking” are called OSINT – open source intelligence. The Internet …
Because It’s Not Friday
A quick post because it is Fireworks Night. Here it is done in Lincolnshire: Diana wants to add… …keep your pets indoors. Her cat really does not like fireworks. Normal “Because It’s Friday” returns on Friday! Clive
Because It’s Friday – Women in Technology
Diana has been editing the Octagon Technology blog this month and she thought she would do something different. Rather than the usual fare of technology, IT support and advice, in Celebration of Ada Lovelace Day she wrote a series of articles on significant women in technology. I wrote one of …
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Two Russia Stories
The first article is about a Russian threat group – NoName057(16) – which has claimed it launched a number of DDoS attacks again UK local government websites: Pro-Russia hackers claim Greater Manchester council cyber attacks – BBC News The affected councils have reported that the functionality of their websites suffered …
Redirected bank calls
FakeCall does exactly what it says. This Android malware can reroute your calls that you make to your bank, directly to the hackers. The obvious goal is to steal your private information and your money. Android malware “FakeCall” now reroutes bank calls to attackers If you are viewing this site …
