I have written about ransomware payments dropping – here – but this report from Chainalysis shows that ransomware payments reached a new record in 2023: Ransomware Hit $1 Billion in 2023 (chainalysis.com) It looks like victims just saying “no”, the dismantling of various ransomware gangs and their infrastructure, among other …
Talk! Talk! Cyber Security Awareness
For those of you who read Smart Thinking regularly, you will realise that this “Wednesday Bit” has been published a day late – the reason was a Cyber Security Awareness talk I gave yesterday at the East Lincs Expo. I delayed publishing, rather than writing an article and leaving it …
The truth about keyloggers and how easy it is to get the unwary to download one…
This is an excellent article by Xavier Mertens, with a video that demonstrates how a keylogger on your computer will defeat even the most complex of passwords. A Python MP3 Player with Builtin Keylogger Capability – SANS Internet Storm Center Your takeaway from this Have a policy in place stating …
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East Lincs Expo
This is where we are today – East Lincs Expo. We have a stand for both Smart Thinking and Octagon Technology – and a prize draw for anyone who stops by for a chat. As part of the programme of events I am one of the speakers. My presentation is …
You may not have $25m in your bank account but here is the state of play of deep fake hacking
That is a long title, but for this well financed, hi-tech cyber-attack it is appropriate. A worked at a multi-national company in Hong Kong was persuaded to transfer $200 million Hong Kong dollars to a variety of accounts, having been reassured by a group video call with the company’s CFO …
