Here is a follow-up story to the recent Capita data breach. Capita admits cost of March breach will be up to £20M • The Register Capita is the UK’s largest outsourcing company with the UK armed forces, government and some very large companies as its clients. So the costs of …
ONLY get your Windows updates via the Updates app
We write a lot about patches and updates – they are important to keep your organisation secure. But do not be tempted when browsing the web to follow a helpful advert that offers you Windows updates. That is not how it is done! Fake in-browser Windows updates push Aurora info-stealer …
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday
It was yesterday and along with Microsoft other vendors also released patches and updates. You – or the people responsible for your cyber security – need to check what releases impact you and get the patching done. May 2023 Security Updates – Release Notes – Security Update Guide – Microsoft …
The simple attacks often work
Whenever Clive attends a marketing seminar he is often told about the advantages of using a QR to get his message out there. It is true that QR codes are very useful but of course threat actors exploit our trust of them: QR codes used in fake parking tickets, surveys …
Tackling Push Bombing
Multi-factor authentication stands between you and a threat actor gaining access to your services – but the attackers have come up with a simple way to subvert it. Just keep bombarding you with authentication requests until you either give in or make a mistake. If the hacker has your correct …
