This did not make the news on Friday as I was travelling – here it is today as a reminder. Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products | CISA This impacts a range of Apple products including, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, Macs and the Safari browser. Even if you have …
Just Ransomware!
Having ended last week’s cyber security news with ransomware stories and then starting this week’s news again with ransomware, our Operations Manager Martin and I ended up talking about the first time he and I dealt with this type of malware on a client’s network and in-house server… Ransomware in …
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Keeping track of the software and hardware you use, that then are discovered to have security flaws in them is important, especially if those flaws are being exploited by threat actors. The quicker you or the people responsible for your cyber security know there are issues, the quicker any available …
Let’s start the week with Ransomware
We finished last week with a ransomware story. let’s start this week with another: BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor (bleepingcomputer.com) This ransomware story has a twist, the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang are ow using stolen Microsoft credentials in custom software to execute their attacks. Your takeaway You …
Ransomware is back in the news
Ransomware is probably the most serious cyber security threat any organisation has to deal with. The threat actors are relentless with their efforts to infect both targeted victims and victims of opportunity. The usual ways in are a phishing email or infected webpage, with a convincing social engineering message. Here …
