Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This post was first published on 31 August 2022 Update 5 October 2022 The cost of this attack – to the local taxpayer – is now predicted to be £1m. Russia-linked cyber attack could cost Gloucester City Council £1m – BBC News “Every time I ask the question about the …
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Although the attack on NHS systems, back in August was contained, the systems hit are still not fully funstional: Oxford Health: Cyber attack continues to hit NHS trust’s services – BBC News The NHS 111 non-emergency/first call service was infected by ransomware and severely disrupted and the disruption is still …
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This post was first published on 8 September 2022 There are now real-world examples of scam emails and texts offering discounts and help with the rising cost of energy: Warning over scam energy bill support messages – BBC News This article by Shiona McCallum over on the BBC Technology News …
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WE speak a lot about ransomware, malware and phishing attacks – but sometimes a cyber attack is just, defeat the security and grab the data. This is what has happened to the computer game developer Rockstar. Grand Theft Auto VI footage leaked after hack, developer Rockstar confirms – BBC News …
It is being reported that the hack on the Holiday Inn was done for fun and that the hackers, from Vietnam, used the password Qwerty1234 to gain access. IHG hack: ‘Vindictive’ couple deleted hotel chain data for fun – BBC News If you want your people to have a better …
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This is what a recently fired, Twitter employee is claiming. It could be sour grapes, but Peiter Zatko, the former head of security at Twitter is making these claims in sworn testimony. Twitter whistleblower tells Senate of ‘egregious’ security failings by company | Twitter | The Guardian With the number …
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Sometimes the easiest and best storage for your workflow, is a portable USB memory stick and the one thing that gives us a headache when we are carrying out a cyber security survey is the use of portable USB memory sticks! Do you want too why? Then hop over to …
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