Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It is not possible to forget ransomware, just this week our engineers have updated a client’s back-up to one that is ransomware compliant – meaning, among other things, that the threat actors cannot access and so encrypt or alter the back-up during their attacks. Up to this point the client …
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This the zero-day WebKit vulnerability that Apple patched in mid-August for current operating systems and Safari. The flaw is so serious and there are reports of it being exploited in the wild that Apple has issued a security advisory covering older devices and iOS versions: About the security content of …
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This is an accidental flaw introduced into the latest version of Chrome, which Google is fixing. Google Chrome bug lets sites write to clipboard without asking (bleepingcomputer.com) The issue with websites being able to write to the system clipboard, is that clipboard often holds sensitive information during a website interaction …
Most browsers offer the option of adding extensions that will add functionality to the browser, however, of course, the threat actors exploit these to carry out various cyber attacks: Chrome extensions with 1.4 million installs steal browsing data (bleepingcomputer.com) Here are the extensions that the McAfee researchers discovered: Netflix Party (mmnbenehknklpbendgmgngeaignppnbe) …
Here is a story that shows you always have to keep your guard up when dealing with cyber-security, as the threat landscape is constantly changing and the threat actors will always choose vectors that are in the news. This particular attack comes right back here to Smart Thinking – malware …
