First read this article about domains that are almost the domains of prominent brands and trade names: Do you want fries with that hack | Smart Thinking Solutions Now you know what the problem is, here is a global solution to it: Registrars can now block all domains that resemble …
Do not forget your hardware
We started the week with a look at patches and updates but how many of you also keep up with updating firmware on the hardware you own? I have a Dell laptop and I have paid for an extended warranty and I am very cyber security conscious, so I have …
Let’s start the week with patches and updates
I am always using the above image as it reinforces the message that for good cyber security you need to keep up with the patches and updates for both software and hardware. Our team use a variety of sources to keep up with this job of which the US government’s …
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Someone is Trying to Get In – A Real Email Phishing Attack
I recently wrote a couple of articles looking at some real-world email phishing attacks aimed at me – the links are below. This article is about another that happened this past weekend. Email Phishing Attack – The “wear you down” tactic. One of the favourite tactics threat actors use is …
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Scammers really know their job!
You need to read the article linked from here – because whatever you think, you are not ready for the latest phone scammers. Why do I say you are not ready? The victim here is Cory Doctorow – you might not have heard of him, but people in tech have. …
