Ransomware does not go away and still poses one of the greatest risks to ant organisation large and small. Here is the latest ransomware attack being reported in the tech press: Trigona ransomware spotted in increasing attacks worldwide (bleepingcomputer.com) You at least need to know you have a ransomware resilient …
USB data storage devices – useful but risky
A few weeks ago, I was asked to write an article looking at the ups and downs of using USB data storage devices in businesses: If you must use portable USB drives, then you must read this… – CyberAwake One of the down sides was the Japanese man who loss …
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Google action to protect small businesses
Google is recognising the impact its services have on the success of smaller businesses, and how scammers are taking advantage to exploit those same businesses. The article covers the legal actions Google has taken; the scams that are being run in its name and advice on how to deal with …
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How gift cards enable monetise cyber-attacks
I published an article yesterday on CyberAwake looking at how gift cards are misused by threat actors: How Gift Cards are exploited by Cyber Criminals – CyberAwake
Do you have an Acer Notebook?
Acer has patched a serious flaw with the firmware on certain of their Notebook computer that left the trusted Secure Boot, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) security features vulnerable to deactivation. Acer fixes UEFI bugs that can be used to disable Secure Boot (bleepingcomputer.com) …
