Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
That is a long title, but for this well financed, hi-tech cyber-attack it is appropriate. A worked at a multi-national company in Hong Kong was persuaded to transfer $200 million Hong Kong dollars to a variety of accounts, having been reassured by a group video call with the company’s CFO …
Even with cloud computing we all still use USB data storage devices – I know I do – but do you have a policy in place to protect your organisation from cyber-attacks originating from USB drives? Have a read of this article I wrote for CyberAwake that looks at that …
Research by Coveware has shown a significant drop in ransomware payments by victims. New Ransomware Reporting Requirements Kick in as Victims Increasingly Avoid Paying (coveware.com) The reasons for the drop are varied but one of the highlighted reasons is that more organisations have ransomware strategies in place and are prepared …
Facebook is a vital tool on most organisation’s marketing plan – so the Facebook credentials are as important as the ones for the bank and Microsoft 365. Threat actors targeting personal accounts with their phishing campaigns could also catch your business account details. Watch out for “I can’t believe he …
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 …
