Just in case you thought ransomware was done, the US Government Agency, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency – not closed yet) issued a warning that the Medusa ransomware operation has hit over 300 organisations in February 2025. #StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware | CISA Your Takeaway I have two things for you: …
Identity Theft (part 1)
Identity theft, as cyber attacks go, is pretty easy to understand – a threat actor gains control of a user’s credentials (identity) and then attacks the service (organisation), posing as that user. There are nuances but that is the attack in the briefest of terms. Credential and identity theft are …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – March 2025
Today is second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The day the cyber security world thinks about Microsoft patches and vulnerabilities. But remember other vendors also release cyber security and functionality updates and patches on or around the same time – check those as well. Our support team have …
Because It’s Friday – Tall Stuff, Chocolate Frogs and Codes
Thanks to Randall Munroe for the first part of today’s “Because It’s Friday“: xkcd: Tall Structures That was the funny part… World War II and Cold War Codes and Code Makers Last week’s “Because It’s Friday” included ciphers, this week’s also includes ciphers. Christos military and intelligence corner: The Combined …
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Not every hack requires a computer…
We can all get focused cyber security and technology, our computers, networks, phones and devices etc.. My Cyber Security Awareness Training also discusses the cyber security issue that come by way of text messages and phone calls. But just when we thought we had all the bases covered, hackers discover …