Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Our “Because It’s Friday” feature for this week is home grown. I have released my list of Father’s Day Presents for Geek Dads over on Octagon Technology this week. Whatever flavour of Dad you have – if they are a geek, like gadgets, cult TV, technology or just need you …
Microsoft’s VBScript has been over taken by both new technology and threat actors – it is time for it to go. Microsoft to start killing off VBScript in second half of 2024 – BleepingComputer I have written about the cyber security consequences of such built in functionality and what happens …
Continue reading “When a feature becomes a cyber security liability”
I did not bother with World Password Day – it used to be a useful thing, but as far as I am concerned when it comes to business cyber security every day is World Password Day – passwords are so important to understand and get right – have a look …
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into a new feature of Windows 11 and Copilot where the operating system will automatically screenshot what you are doing every few seconds. The upcoming feature, called Recall, will be able to access the locally stored, encrypted images to enhance the user experience …
I have used the first two parts of this mini-series on Phishing attacks to look at the more general subject of social engineering because phishing is an application of social engineering aimed at you and your organisation. Start to understand the “how” of social engineering and you start to build …
