Here is another short video from Professor Hannah Fry. For this week’s “Because It’s Friday” she is back to talking about maths and how anyone with a maths qualification has a lot to explain… I will of course share this video with our son, who has a Master’s degree in …
So you want to know how a phishing campaign works?
This is not clickbait for hackers! Jan Kopriva has written an excellent article taking a phishing campaign apart so you can understand why the hackers like this attack vector to get into your organisation. Another day, another phishing campaign abusing google.com open redirects – SANS Internet Storm Center It is …
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If your plan to defeat ransomware is to pay up then read on…
With the cyber-attacks on UK retail stores making the headlines over the last couple of weeks, I thought I would rerun this article (from CyberAwake, August 2022) on the pros and cons of paying the ransomware gangs. NCSC and the ICO say – Don’t pay the malware ransom. A couple …
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – May2025
Today the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The day the cyber security world thinks about Microsoft patches and vulnerabilities. But remember other vendors also release cyber security and functionality updates and patches on or around the same time – check those as well. Our support team have started …
Apple Updates – May 2025
Ahead of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, next week, Apple has issued patches and updates across its product range. Here is the link to the Apple support page, with update details: Apple security releases – Apple Support Your Takeaway Automatic updates only gets you so far, if you have any Apple devices …