I am in the middle of another IT and Cyber Security audit for an organisation and as part of that report I have been asked to look at their SharePoint configuration. IT was set up in rush during the first lockdown and the board and CEO are not sure about …
Good news for Chromebooks
I am always writing and talking about how important patches and updates are to your cyber security, so this is good news for users of Chromebooks, extended update support: Google extends security update support for Chromebooks to 10 years (bleepingcomputer.com) We have some clients who use Chromebooks as they represent …
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Keeping track of the software and hardware you use, that then are discovered to have security flaws in them is important, especially if those flaws are being exploited by threat actors. The quicker you or the people responsible for your cyber security know there are issues, the quicker any available …
Let’s start the week with Ransomware
We finished last week with a ransomware story. let’s start this week with another: BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor (bleepingcomputer.com) This ransomware story has a twist, the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang are ow using stolen Microsoft credentials in custom software to execute their attacks. Your takeaway You …
Ransomware is back in the news
Ransomware is probably the most serious cyber security threat any organisation has to deal with. The threat actors are relentless with their efforts to infect both targeted victims and victims of opportunity. The usual ways in are a phishing email or infected webpage, with a convincing social engineering message. Here …
