Ransomware, the how and where and what your first step is in defending against it…

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Here are a couple of stories showing that ransomware hits large and small organisations: Luxembourg energy companies struggling with alleged ransomware attack, data breach – The Record by Recorded Future At least 34 healthcare orgs affected by alleged ransomware attack on OneTouchPoint – The Record by Recorded Future The Bromford …

WhatsApp will not lower security

“If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be “very foolish” to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC.” BBC News website Will Cathcart is Head of WhatsApp at Meta. WhatsApp: We won’t lower security for any government – BBC News

Advice from the National Cyber Security Centre and the UK Government – actions to take when the cybersecurity risk is high (Russia Ukraine Conflict) – UPDATED 2 May 2023

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This post was originally made on 2 March 2022. It will be updated as the Russian Ukraine Conflict develops and will highlight the cyber security issues facing organisations and individuals at this time. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is advising all UK organisations to review and improve their cyber …

Well it was sure to happen… Blake Lemoine the man who claimed Google’s AI is sentient is fired – he was the classic “insider threat”.

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Not because he thinks the AI is sentient – although that may have ticked a few people off – but because he published confidential Google information. Blake Lemoine: Google fires engineer who said AI tech has feelings – BBC News Blake still chose to persistently violate clear employment and data …