Ransomware is not going away – it is getting worse. RagnarLocker ransoms its last victim as cybercops seize site • The Register US energy firm shares how Akira ransomware hacked its systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Is it ransomware or something else? Whatever it is a problem. American Family Insurance confirms cyberattack is …
Google Play Protect gets an on device boost
Google is rolling out on-device protection for Android devices to combat the ever present threat of malicious Android apps. Play Protect has been part of the Play store for a while but that did not protect against apps installed outside of the Store. This extension to Google Play Protect does. …
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On the day I run a password primer this is in the news…
Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use ‘admin’ as a password It seems even administrators need to read my password primer. Back to Basics – A Password Primer
You have to keep an eye on WordPress
Whether you develop your WordPress website your self or get a developer to do it for you – your website is your reputation, you need to be managing it. How much are you relying on your web designer to protect your reputation? There are always vulnerabilities being exploited in WordPress …
Check your Window 10 machine they may be missing security updates from Patch Tuesday
There are reports of some Windows 10 machines failing to correctly install the security patches from last week’s Patch Tuesday. Microsoft: October Windows 10 security updates fail to install If you still have Windows 10 machines, and you are not using some type of IT Monitoring to check that the …
