It is a very old attack, infect a USB stick and leave it somewhere. Who ever finds it may (will) plug it into a computer to see what is on it. It is human nature. If leaving the infected drive in Starbucks seems to random – then post them out …
China and US Outlook Online cyber attacks
Microsoft has reported to the US government that it has monitored Chinese threat actors gaining access to the email of various organisations including US government departments. Microsoft: China accused of hacking US government emails – BBC News Microsoft alleges China behind attack on Exchange Online • The Register China denied …
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And Apple are back with a new RSR patch
It has been an up and down week for Apple trying to cope with a flaw in their Webkit software which impacted nearly all of their operating systems across their device range. Apple Patches | Smart Thinking Solutions Apple withdraws the Rapid Security Response | Smart Thinking Solutions A fixed …
The Zero-day Threat
I am involved in an IT/Cyber Security Audit this week – so I am pushed for time to produce articles a Wednesday article for Smart Thinking. Zero-day What I can give you is all three parts of my Zero-day mini-series that I completed last week: The Zero-day Threat – What …
Apple withdraws the Rapid Security Response
I wrote about this cyber security response by Apple when the Rapid Security Response (RSR) was released. Apple Patches | Smart Thinking Solutions Of course I encouraged you to get the updates done – I did. Now there are reports of issues with the update and it needs fixing on …
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