Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It’s not cybersecurity related but… Captain Kirk is going into space! This story has been in the news for several days – and I commented on it on the Octagon blog: Today is the day that William Shatner will be riding on the Blue Origin New Shepard space craft for …
I had to write about patches today – yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we got a range patches for their software. Some of these were for critical vulnerabilities with one of them actually being exploited in the wild. Microsoft October 2021 Patch Tuesday (sans.edu) Other software vendors also seem …
This is an interesting situation where the performance data of professional footballers is regularly being used by a wide range or businesses and organisations for profit, without the player’s consent. The players want compensation for this use. This is not just the high roller players from the top leagues it …
Google gives security keys to 10,000 high-risk users – BBC News You may not be on this list – so you have to take you own steps to be secure. The two things you need to do now are: Activate the multi-factor authentication Get some training in how to recognise …
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Lindy Cameron (photo above from NCSC website), the head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has made a strong speech emphasising the devastating threat ransomware poses to businesses and organisations. Lindy Cameron at Cyber 2021, Chatham House – NCSC.GOV.UK UK cyber head says Russia responsible for ‘devastating’ ransomware …
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