Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It is a while since I have written about passwords – although I did do a deep dive into them and produced this Back-to-Basics primer: Most people would have got the message, by now, that a password has to be complex. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has an opinion …
We’ve all heard it: “It won’t happen to me.” Usually said moments before it does happen to you – whether it’s locking your keys in the car, burning the toast, or falling victim to a phishing email from “Your CEO” asking for iTunes vouchers. Let’s face it – in today’s …
Continue reading “Hack Me If You Can – Think You’re Unhackable? Think Again. “
“I am too busy for cyber security.” “It will never happen to me.” “My organisation is too small for the hackers to bother with.” “HMRC hacked for £42M because someone’s login was compromised.” FAKE NEWS!!!! “Cyber security is hard – when I remember, I will get someone else to fix …
It would have been difficult to miss the fact that Marks and Spencer, the Co-Op and Harrods have all suffered serious cyber-attacks recently. There has been speculation that the attacks originated from a phishing attack, as the hacking group DragonForce bragged in an email that they had hacked an employee …
As part of the Cyber Security Awareness Training I deliver, I always emphasise that any credentials people are entrusted with have a value and should be protected accordingly. Here is the proof of that statement – credentials for sale: ‘Russian Market’ emerges as a go-to shop for stolen credentials – …
