Just in time for the US Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas shopping sprees, here are five useful online shopping tips from Google that have an equal place as part of any organisation’s online cyber security plan: 5 ways to safely shop online this holiday season (blog.google) It is obviously Google …
This is on my Christmas list…
…oh no! It’s not out until February 2023. It’s not just computers—hacking is everywhere. Bruce Schneier Diana and I have attended several of Bruce’s speaking events both in the real world and online and I have had him answer my questions as well (he did not think much of the …
Over at Octagon this week
Over on the Octagon Technology Latest News there are a wealth of “how to…”, IT business, IT issues and advice articles – I also post a Weekly Cyber Security Round-up each week listing all the articles from Smart Thinking. All of the team contribute articles so the styles vary as …
Following a break for Christmas ransomware is on the rise
Just in case you have forgotten that ransomware poses, probably the biggest threat to your organisation (UK Gov, 2021) – here is some tracking of ransomware activity by Adam Janofsky at The Record: Ransomware tracker: the latest figures [March 2022] – The Record by Recorded Future References UK Gov (2021) …
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Because It’s Friday… Flash
This week, I have a follow-up to last week’s blog. There has been a lot of press coverage of the James Webb space telescope. Here is the latest xkcd take on the subject. xkcd: Sunshield And here is a chance for a last look at a $10bn spacecraft. A $10bn …
