Last week I reported on the issues the PyPi python code repository was having with security, including closing it’s doors to new custom and at last implementing compulsory multi-factor authentication for its users. PyPi still has one lesson for us. We all need to use industry standard anti-virus solutions on …
Because It’s Friday – A Cyber Security Joke and…
My son told me this cyber security joke, this week, as suggested material for a Because It’s Friday post. So here it is: The Cyber Security Joke I tried to use beeFsteW as a password but I was told it was not stroganoff. He’s a maths teacher! Because It’s Friday …
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Zyxel firewall flaw
For smaller organisations updating network devices is often overlooked. CISA is warning of a flaw in Zyxel firewalls that is being actively exploited by hackers even though the vendor issued patches for the vulnerability over a month ago! CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog | CISA Hackers exploit …
Amazon IoT cyber security is not that good
Devices designed for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) have a history of issues when it comes to cyber security – which is why the UK Government has the  Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) under consideration. However when buying IoT equipment, for installation in your home or office, you would expect Amazon …
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The Capita hack keep gathering victims
Capita is the largest outsourcing company in the UK and counts among it’s contracts the UK Government, the Ministry of Defence, local authorities and businesses. When Capita’s security was breached it was going to lead to an ever increasing list of victims as the investigation proceeded. Capita hack: 90 organisations …
