I am always pushing the necessity of keeping up with patches and updates – they are everyone’s essential step for good cyber security. However here is the warning tale for when things go wrong at the vendor end: HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update (bleepingcomputer.com) When …
Millions of websites use WordPress…
…which makes them a juicy target for threat actors if they can find a bug in code or plugins. That was the topic of yesterday’s article on CyberAwake: Let’s Talk About WordPress – CyberAwake This is an article about governance – not a technical article – so if you are …
The cost of a data breach
Here is a follow-up story to the recent Capita data breach. Capita admits cost of March breach will be up to £20M • The Register Capita is the UK’s largest outsourcing company with the UK armed forces, government and some very large companies as its clients. So the costs of …
Why you need be honest if you are hacked
This did happen in the United States, but it is a warning tale for all senior managers and board members – you are responsible. Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack – BBC News Your Takeaway My Ransomware Primer includes sections on what your incident response plan should look …
Business Continuity Planning
Following the pandemic, I thought everyone would have a written business continuity plan. Of course, I was proven wrong! Do You have a plan for the unexpected? Are you a business owner? If so, this is for you as having a business continuity plan is super important for a few …