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Posted on 16 September 202220 March 2024

Because It’s Friday – The Queen

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We were all saddened by the news last week of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and offer our condolences to the Royal Family. Diana and I think that any mourning should also include remembering happier times – for instance the weekend we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. As …

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Posted on 16 September 202216 September 2022

Tesla hacking… and a practical solution

Hacking the technology in a Tesla car is almost becoming its own sub-genre of cyber-attacks. This one exploits the technology used in the electronic key fob. NFC Relay Attack on TESLA Model Y (ioactive.com) A relay attack is where the hacker stands behind you in the petrol station queue, although …

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Posted on 16 September 202216 September 2022

Technology in Schools

I have a friend from the MSc course, who is a teacher here in the UK, and he is often caught by the schools very high security stance, when he is trying to teach cyber security to his students. Many of the legitimate sites and resources he wants access to …

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Posted on 16 September 202216 September 2022

Ransomware this week

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There have been several high profile ransomware attacks this week – and small ones that do not make the news. Ransomware attack knocked a Kentucky city-operated ISP offline before holiday – The Record by Recorded Future Lorenz ransomware breaches corporate network via phone systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware gang threatens 1m-plus medical …

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Posted on 16 September 20221 December 2022

I am sure your passwords are still safe with LastPass…

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This post was first made on 30 August 2022. Updated 16 September 2022 LastPass says hackers had internal access for four days (bleepingcomputer.com) Original Post …but I choose to keep my passwords in an encrypted OneNote notebook. My most vital secrets are then under my control. LastPass source code, blueprints …

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