Let’s start the “Wednesday Bit” for 2024 with a tale of phishing emails, but first… I hope you had a Happy Christmas and New Year. Diana and I did. We did take some time off, spent it with family, travelled a bit and paid rather less attention to our email …
Because It’s Friday – Where’s Santa?
Here is a seasonal “Because It’s Friday” care of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – the people who watch the skies over the continental United States and Canda for missiles, UFOs, aircraft, flying cars, etc., also track Santa. Official NORAD Tracks Santa (noradsanta.org) They have offered this public …
Some Seasonal Advice about Scammers
Here is an excellent article by Rachael Medhurst Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of South Wales full of advice on how to spot and defend yourself against Christmas scams and cyber threats. How to protect yourself from cyber-scammers over the festive period (theconversation.com) Have a read and …
Back to passwords. Again!
It looks like I cannot get away from articles about passwords, which is not really a bad thing as passwords are still fundamental to everyone’s cyber security. I often read in the cyber security technical press that cyber attacks on even the biggest organisations start with the compromise of a …
Because It’s Friday – Software Updates
I was looking for a YouTube clip of the SpaceX Starship launch for today’s Because It’s Friday, when I came across this much more interesting video. Pay particular attention to see how 50 year old data storage works. I thought the need for what would be considered outdated technology skills …