This came out a few hours after I posted last week’s Because it’s Friday, but I could not miss out – so here it is just a week late! https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/02/11/photons-received-webb-sees-its-first-star-18-times/ For an excellent explanation why there are 18 stars in the image have a look at NASA’s video: Featured image …
Policing needs to change to protect our cybersecurity
Here is an interesting short read, by Laura Dobberstein at The Register discussing how policing must change if it is going to deal with international cyber crime. Interpol must change with cybercrime, says director • The Register Ransomware-as-a-service – The Texas Story – get a free early bird place on …
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Now we have “ice phishing” on the shiny new web3
What is ice phishing? Here is what Microsoft has to say about it: ” ‘ice phishing’… …doesn’t involve stealing one’s private keys. Rather, it entails tricking a user into signing a transaction that delegates approval of the user’s tokens to the attacker. This is a common type of transaction that enables …
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Now we are going out again – do not forget your VPN
Now we are back out there using public Wi-Fi again here is a timely reminder from TechRepublic about keeping yourself secure. Don’t browse on public Wi-Fi without a VPN | TechRepublic A few weeks ago I was away, both for a break and to get some time away from the …
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Stats to support what we already knew – cyber attacks are growing. Is it time for you to sign-up for our Cyber Security Master Class?
Ransomware attacks were up by 105% in 2021, when compared to 2020, which was already a bad year for ransomware! SonicWall’s 2022 Cyber Threat Report shows that cyber attacks have grown during 2021. 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report | Threat Intelligence The only good news – but it is not …