Today’s security snippet comes from Randall Munroe at xkcd – pop over there now and have a look: https://xkcd.com/2522/ I have to agree with sentiment of the comic, multi-factor authentication (MFA, but see note below) can be difficult to set up, no one does it the same, authenticator apps can …
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report
Here is a link to the NCSC weekly threat report for week ending 1/10/2021: Weekly Threat Report – NCSC.GOV.UK
VPN advice
Bruce Schneier’s blog today is pointing at a useful reference document about VPNs. It is produced the The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) both United States agencies and it is targeted at a US audience but it still contains a useful set of …
Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and to celebrate we shall write about different aspects of the subject every day. Today I just want to raise awareness of simple things you can do to protect yourself from dodgy emails. First of all, check the email address carefully. If the email …
I use Apple Pay all the time… Do you?
The last time I can remember having to use a bank card to make a payment was a couple of months back, at Fords to put a deposit on a new car. Interestingly enough the service centre at the same garage just took Apple Pay. (Also I am still waiting …