UK teenagers charged over Lapsus$ gang membership. Lapsus$: Two UK teenagers charged with hacking for gang – BBC News This extortion gang has been responsible for some of the most high profile cyber security breaches in recent months: Lapsus$ ransomware gang at Smart Thinking Solutions
The Triumphs of Artificial Intelligence
The advancement of AI is one of the threats to our current cyber security and one of the enhancements we can look forward to. This piece from The Guardian has nothing to do with either of those points – just that it beat a human at a game! It is …
The shape of things to come – UPDATED
This post was first published on 24 March 2022 Here is an example of a cyber attack probably carried out as part of the Russia Ukraine conflict that has a carry over effect to Europe and the rest of the world. Viasat Satellite Hack Spills Beyond Russia–Ukraine War | WIRED …
Either you trust Kaspersky or you do not! Sitting on the fence is not good advice.
As I have written before “Octagon Technology has nothing against the technical ability of Kaspersky anti-virus software, but in the due diligence they feel there is a trust issue with the company and their software.” Time to make your mind up about Kaspersky the Russian security software. There is a …
Time to make your mind up about Kaspersky the Russian security software. There is a lack of trust? UPDATED 26 March 2022
This article was first posted on 16 March 2022 Updated 26 March 2022 The United States Federal Communications Commission has added Kaspersky to the list of suppliers it considers poses an unacceptable risk to US national security – this list includes Huawei and ZTE. Kaspersky software was already banned from …
