Why does the Capita data breach have something to teach every organisation about cyber security? When a company has many clients for whom they do so many things, it stands to reason that threat actors will take an interest. One breach and the criminals get access to a wide range …
Why you need be honest if you are hacked
This did happen in the United States, but it is a warning tale for all senior managers and board members – you are responsible. Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack – BBC News Your Takeaway My Ransomware Primer includes sections on what your incident response plan should look …
Bank Scams Everywhere
Here is cyber security advice for your organisation and home. There is a marked increase of threat actors using bank scams, online, via phone calls, text messages and email. But we should have already been aware of these. The new trends are for attacks to come via social media, online …
Because It’s Friday – Milk Bottles
Why milk? The idea behind the “Because It’s Friday” series is as a relief to the stream of “bad news” cyber security posts that is the purpose of this news site. The stories could be funny, about technology or science fiction, often they are about space, or they are just …
May the Fourth – Happy Star Wars Day
May the Fourth For May the Fourth last year I found the original BBC Film ’77 review of Star Wars by Barry Norman – I thought it was worth revisiting for those of you that missed it: The post also links to some archive photos of the release from The Guardian.
