Here is a link to the NCSC weekly threat report for week ending 12/11/2021: Weekly Threat Report 12th November 2021 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Conveyancing firm hit by Cybersecurity breach
The Conveyancing firm Premier Property Lawyers has not been able to complete the house moves for it’s clients since a cyber security breach last week. Premier Property Lawyers: House sale delays persist after IT breach – BBC
Festive Scams – everyone needs to be vigilant and share your knowledge
I think by now we all understand that hacking and scamming is an operation for profit without conscience or morals. The BBC has this warning article showing that young or old, tech savvy or not everyone can be a victim of theses con-artists. ‘We lost festive savings in family WhatsApp …
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Pegasus spyware
The commercial spyware Pegasus cannot keep out of the news. NSO Group’s CEO-designate quits after US blacklists spyware firm | Israel | The Guardian But this time it looks like the CEO (designate) of NSO Group has resigned because of the decision by the US Government to blacklist the company …
“I just don’t think it’s possible to create a hack-proof computer system” Bruce Schneier
It is not my quote but Bruce Schneier’s, although very similar wording were used by the lecturers repeatedly during my cyber security Master’s course. Which is why we all have to take all reasonable steps to secure our systems. Hacking the Sony Playstation 5 – Schneier on Security
