The old trick of using a zero-point font in a document to conceal information you do not want to be readily detected by the reader, is being exploited again in a new way. This time it is being used to show Outlook emails as having been safely scanned when in …
Cyber Criminals will attack and exploit anything and anyone!
I often refer to threat actors and hackers here on Smart Thinking and in other cyber security article I write for other outlets, however these are useful terms but in reality I am writing about cyber criminals. These cyber criminals operate indiscriminately in a globally connected environment and they have …
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This really is a Nigerian email scam…
I often refer to the typical “Nigerian Prince” email scam in my Cyber Awareness Training – not expecting them to work today. But there are always new angles! Nigerian man pleads guilty to attempted $6 million BEC email heist – BleepingComputer Next week’s Wednesday’s bit is going to be about …
It was not us!
This week I have been discussing user and systems monitoring with a client’s senior management team. Their immediate response was that they did not want to spy on their staff as they trusted them – and to be fair they are appear to be a friendly supportive organisation. However my …
Good news for Chromebooks
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 …
