Here is a link to the NCSC weekly threat report for week ending 26/11/2021: The NCSC’s Weekly Threat Report – NCSC.GOV.UK
More comment on the UK IoT Law
Hopefully the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) will put a secure fence around devices connected to and used by millions of less techie people. Let’s hope the government has had better advice (which they listen to) than the previous time they attempted to regulate the internet. IoT security …
Because it’s Friday – True Love 161295
Back to xkcd.com this week – and a demonstration of true love… xkcd: Never Told Anyone
Google’s Threat Horizon Report
Google’s security team have released a report outlining the active threats they have detected against their services. It includes a number of recommendations to help their users improve their security. Here is the blog: Coin mining, ransomware, APTs target cloud: GCAT report | Google Cloud Blog Here is the full …
Default Passwords – definitely not a good thing
The UK Government is introducing laws to fine manufacturers who use a single default password on their devices. The use of one default password – which a user is not forced to change – is a huge security risk to consumers if these are smart or IoT devices connected to …
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