I wrote about the potential of scams around the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria last week: Earthquake = Scams – Smart Thinking Solutions Now the BBC has a report that looks at the scams that are happening: Scammers profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake – BBC News These people know no …
Because It’s Friday – 16th Century Cipher Broken at Last!
An international group of research cryptographers have deciphered over fifty letters, written and encoded by Mary, Queen of Scots, during her imprisonment and passed onto trusted French allies before her execution on February 8, 1587. Lost and found: Codebreakers decipher 50+ letters of Mary, Queen of Scots | Ars Technica …
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Because It’s Friday – Space Rescue
It is back to space this week for Because It’s Friday, and I was particularly interested in this article when I saw it, so much so, that I had a coffee break to read it! (For those new to this blog and our IT and Cyber Security companies, coffee is …
Another Password Vault Under Attack
Following LastPass security issues, BitWarden has seen some traction as an alternative – especially as you could run your own BitWarden server – I wrote about that here. Now BitWarden (among other password vault software) has come under threat via a malicious Google Ads phishing campaign, where the threat actors …
Because It’s Friday – Art Imitating Life
I have been away on leave for the last two weeks – well actually more of a chance to research and write in some nice places, rather than the office. But I did get some walking in: Get to the point… I have had trouble with the washing machines in …
