Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Belgium government has issued documents to the Chinese government urging them to take action against Chinese hacking groups attacking Belgium public services and military. China: Declaration by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Belgian Government urging Chinese authorities to take action against malicious cyber activities undertaken …
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This story has gone back and forth. How can Microsoft wobble on what has been a well used attack vector, by threat actors for years and years? Microsoft to block downloaded Office macros – at last – Smart Thinking Solutions Oh No! Microsoft appears to have rolled back it’s macro …
It does not have the same ring as “Patch Tuesday” but it gets the job done: Apple Patches Everything Day – SANS Internet Storm Centre There are patches and updates available across Apple’s platforms, MacOS versions Catalina, BigSur, and Monterey, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. These should all automatically install, …
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The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), is reporting that Russian-backed threat groups are continuing focusing their attacks on Ukrainian organizations and activists supporting Ukraine. Russian hacking group, Turla, have been detected distributing Android malware, CyberAzov app. Turla has been publicly linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Continued cyber activity in …
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