Backups of all your important information and systems, resilient to attack, is an essential part of any incident response and business continuity plan. So anything that could impact that back-up must be a priority to solve. So if you use Veeam back-up you need a conversation: Hackers target vulnerable Veeam …
Android malware is big business
Android malware is a repeating news item here – and the way the Google Play Store operates is part of the problem but not the whole story. Another part of the reason is that unlike Apple and iOS, Google exerts far less control over the Android operating system and third …
Malware Stealing information from Apple’s Keychain
For a subscription of $1000 per month, Malware-as-a-Service is available to hackers via a Telegram channel that attacks Apple’s keychain password security on MacOS. The malware, called Atomic or AMOS, once deployed attempts to steal and exfiltrate a range information from MacOS machines, including passwords, cookies, crypto-wallets, browsers etc.. New …
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And there is an issue with Google Authenticator Back-up!
I wrote about the new functionality of the Google Authenticator app yesterday – but said I was going to hold off advising clients to use this functionality until I had had a look at it. I just want to look at the functionality of this new service as it will …
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Google Authenticator App gets an update and some advice on MFA
I am big on MFA – whenever it is available you should use it. Although multi-factor authentication can have it’s issues, it is still an effective barrier between you and credential compromise. I do not, however, care about which authenticator app you use, as long as it comes from a …
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