I am always writing and talking about how important patches and updates are to your cyber security, so this is good news for users of Chromebooks, extended update support: Google extends security update support for Chromebooks to 10 years (bleepingcomputer.com) We have some clients who use Chromebooks as they represent …
Let’s start the week with Ransomware
We finished last week with a ransomware story. let’s start this week with another: BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor (bleepingcomputer.com) This ransomware story has a twist, the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang are ow using stolen Microsoft credentials in custom software to execute their attacks. Your takeaway You …
Ransomware is back in the news
Ransomware is probably the most serious cyber security threat any organisation has to deal with. The threat actors are relentless with their efforts to infect both targeted victims and victims of opportunity. The usual ways in are a phishing email or infected webpage, with a convincing social engineering message. Here …
Apple MacOS Malware
Once upon a time I would be lectured by Mac users on how Macs did not get malware or computer viruses. This was probably because the user base was not big enough to attract threat actors. Today however things are very different. Macs are as vulnerable as any other computer …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday
As promised – a reminder of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday… This morning, our support team have been reviewing our client monitoring reports and the SOC to check that the Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates have been completed. They will keep an eye on the reports all day to check there are no …
