Microsoft monitors state actioned hacking – what is the risk?

Microsoft has an article outline the activities of the hacking group Nobelium.

“…we’re sharing the latest activity we’ve observed from the Russian nation-state actor Nobelium. This is the same actor behind the cyberattacks targeting SolarWinds customers in 2020…”

New activity from Russian actor Nobelium – Microsoft On the Issues

You may not think this is very important to you, running a business here in the UK, but it is the actions of these well resourced malicious groups that have global impact on business including here at home.

SolarWinds: UK assessing impact of hacking campaign – BBC News

You have to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to protect your information and systems. These will protect you from the obvious attacks, for instance an employee stealing information or an email attachment being recognised as malicious and make you ready for the unexpected when it comes.

NHS ransomware attack response criticised – BBC News

We have a wide range of tools, training and consultation that delivers a measured response to these issues dependent on your risks – and we have tools so together we can understand the risk as well.

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles