This is a follow-up to an earlier story I wrote about a cyber security incident at Capita – the UK’s largest outsourcing company. An attack that is believed to have started with compromised credentials:
Capita confirms hackers stole data in recent cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)
Your takeaway from this is that credential training for every user in your organisation is essential as is the understanding of the principle AAA:
Authentication – Authorisation – Accountability
Read more about AAA here:
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
Further Reading
Outsourcing company for the MoD suffers a “cyber incident” – Smart Thinking Solutions
Please Note:
I am on the road and away from the office, so the news this week is “in brief”. You can still contact me via the contact page and Octagon Technology.
