I have posted the latest part of my occasional series about the Insider Threat cyber security risk, on our online training site, CyberAwake:
My latest post on the Insider Threat
Travelling to the US?
I have given this advice to a number of clients who were heading for the United States, for both business and pleasure – do not carry any confidential data on your devices, laptops, phones, USB drives etc, as US Border Security can copy those devices without a warrant. If you …
Google Workspace
Google has increased the security on Workspace to prevent account hijacking. Google now blocks Workspace account hijacking attempts automatically (bleepingcomputer.com)
A new place to get a different viewpoint on cyber security – CyberAwake
As well as yesterday being the day we published our 1000th post here, on Smart Thinking. It was also the day we launched the blog on the CyberAwake training site. The content of the CyberAwake blog will be different from Octagon and Smart Thinking, with an emphasis on the issues …
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US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advisories on security updates – Chrome, Oracle, Drupal, Apple, Cisco and Atlassian
CISA has issued advisories on the following: Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome | CISA Drupal Releases Security Update | CISA Oracle Releases July 2022 Critical Patch Update | CISA Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products | CISA – SANS had a good round-up of these updates here. Cisco …
And it’s back – Microsoft reinstates, default blocking in Office apps of macros from the internet.
This story has gone back and forth. How can Microsoft wobble on what has been a well used attack vector, by threat actors for years and years? Microsoft to block downloaded Office macros – at last – Smart Thinking Solutions Oh No! Microsoft appears to have rolled back it’s macro …
Here’s something new from SANS – Apple Patches Everything Day”
It does not have the same ring as “Patch Tuesday” but it gets the job done: Apple Patches Everything Day – SANS Internet Storm Centre There are patches and updates available across Apple’s platforms, MacOS versions Catalina, BigSur, and Monterey, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. These should all automatically install, …
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