Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Working in a family business has its ups and downs. This week for personal reasons has been a down, so we did not get the Cyber Security Awareness Month project running, I missed the blogs on CyberAwake and the news was a briefer than usual. One thing we did do …
Threat actors have developed a new approach to malware that exploits legitimate drivers making it more difficult to defend against the malware. To date over 1000 drivers have been impacted: BlackByte ransomware abuses legit driver to disable security products (bleepingcomputer.com) What makes this “Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver” (BYOVD) method …
Another report of Android malware getting into the play store: Fake antivirus, Sharkbot circles back onto Google Play store | NCC Group Newsroom (mynewsdesk.com) Do you have a position on Android devices and their use by your team when they are processing your information on them? You should have! Yesterday’s …
I am a user of the Tor browser – it was built for privacy, especially useful for politicians, journalists and activists – which is why the US Government has a hand in its development. There are now reports that a rogue Tor browser was distributed to Chinese users which did …
I wonder, is ransomware or Android malware the most prolific attack vector? I am constantly reporting on both – so I hope you have all taken steps to defend against both. New Android malware ‘RatMilad’ can steal your data, record audio (bleepingcomputer.com) Cheerscrypt ransomware linked to a Chinese hacking group …
