Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Modern cyber security tools are well within the budget of even the smallest organisations- even one person businesses. We have a webinar this week to tell you how. This article will give you some background it includes a link to sign up for either the webinar or to get the …
It is a very old attack, infect a USB stick and leave it somewhere. Who ever finds it may (will) plug it into a computer to see what is on it. It is human nature. If leaving the infected drive in Starbucks seems to random – then post them out …
In a forth coming article about our new Security Operations Centre (SOC-as-a-Service), I discuss the different between passive protection – which you must have – and reactive, continuous 24/7 Cyber Security Monitoring. This article from Bleeping Computer illustrates how threat actors carefully take apart the protection you are using to …
Continue reading “You have protection – hackers have evasion”
This is part 2 my article about Linux at Work – part 1 is over on Octagon Technology. You should read that first before continuing. This is the continuing story of a surplus Windows 8 hybrid notebook/tablet conversion to Linux… Cyber Security on Linux Mint This section is a bit …
Part 8 of my Ransomware Mini-series looks at another aspect of “what if the worst happens”. Monday Morning Blues – A Ransomware Attack This message on your laptop when you start work on a Monday morning, is not the blues that can be washed away with a cup of coffee …
Data stealing malware, pushed through compromised Google search ads, is attempting to evade detection by using virtualisation components: Google ads push ‘virtualized’ malware made for antivirus evasion (bleepingcomputer.com) Researchers think this new type of attack strategy and other emerging attack vectors are being prompted s as reaction to Microsoft tightening …
Continue reading “Google ads malvertising campaign evades anti-virus detection”
McAfee Fake Antivirus Phishing Campaign is Back! – SANS Internet Storm Center …and… New zero-day vulnerability in Windows being exploited Phishing emails in the wild – how can this infect you? The story of a phishing email I have written a lot lately about phishing campaigns, all of which have …
