Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I have published part 4 of my Back-to-Basics mini-series looking at how phishing attacks work and how they impact organisations every day, over on CyberAwake. Phishing Primer – Phishing Types (pt. 4) Here are parts 1 to 3: Phishing Primer – Social Engineering (pt. 1) Phishing Primer – Social Engineering …
Catch up with what the zero-day threat is, that your organisation is facing here: As a zero-day flaw is such a useful way in for threat actors to a system, it is no surprise that there is monetary value for zero-day vulnerabilities between hackers, for hacking, “legitimate” software who produce …
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 …
