I finished my previous “Wednesday Bit” article with the following paragraph about blame: “Just don’t blame your people if they click on a link – get them to report it so steps can be taken to limit the damage. There is a link between blame and the amount of damage …
When technical cyber security fails you…
It is not unreasonable to say that ransomware is at epidemic levels, report after report says that malware, ransomware and cyber extortion is on the rise (Beaman, Barkworth, Akande, Hakak and Khan. 2021 and Oz, Aris, Levi and Uluagac. 2021), and that cyber security is important. We all take precautions …
When paperwork is paperwork!
Last week I wrote about the paperwork associated with a well-run BYOD project and policy. Although I spoke about paperwork in reality – except for that copy on the office shelf – the paperwork is probably just a collection of M365 and PDF files, saved in the cloud. However, sometimes …
Is Bluetooth broken?
Probably most of us use Bluetooth wireless connectivity without really thinking about it. In my case just this morning, I have been out in my car, my iPhone connected automatically and I listened to some music, at this moment I am again listening to music from my phone via a …
iOS and macOS cough up your passwords…
Researchers have created a lightweight, practical method of forcing Apple’s flagship operating systems to give up any passwords stored in them. Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more | Ars Technica The attack called iLeakage is only an experiment and an academic paper at …