Having written yesterday about why technical cyber security defences are essential but are flawed because of the human element can be exploited directly by social engineering, here is a costly real world example of social engineering working: North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency – Schneier on Security There is …
Privacy and Encryption
Over the past few weeks, I have been writing about privacy for CyberAwake – I have linked the articles below – and at the same time, I was reading up on encryption for an article here last week on the value of encryption – Encryption or Not Encryption. Both sets …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – February 2025
Today is second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The day the cyber security world thinks about Microsoft patches and vulnerabilities. But remember other vendors also release cyber security and functionality updates and patches on or around the same time – check those as well. Our support team have …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – January 2025
Yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The day the cyber security world thinks about Microsoft patches and vulnerabilities. But remember other vendors also release cyber security and functionality updates and patches on or around the same time – check those as well. Cyber Security Highlights There …
AI, Elections and Nick Clegg
2024 has been the biggest year in human for elections, nearly half the planet’s population has had a vote. At the same time serious questions have been raised about how much influence AI has had, will have on elections. Bruce Schneier, with Nathan Sanders, have contributed a piece to The …