Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
In the first part of this article on how ransomware has changed, we looked at the actual attacks, today we are going to look at ransomware payments. Ransomware. Pay up? In the early days of ransomware, paying for the decryption key was an option. Although back then most people who …
A few months back it seems the only thing in the tech press were the cyber attacks on the Co-Op, Marks & Spencer and Harrods, from empty shelves and huge financial losses to phishing emails and abusive emails to the CEO. Here are some of my articles: Co-op – Data …
Continue reading “UK Retail Cyber-attacks – Arrests have been made.”
Following any type of incident that impacts your organisation, how you respond to your stakeholders is important to the recover your reputation. Following the serious cyber security incident the Co-op have suffered, they have offered members a financial appology – I have had an email from the Co-op explaining my …
Before the pandemic nearly no one had heard of Zoom, but following a stellar take up of the service there is hardly anyone online who has not used it. This makes it a perfect target for hackers: Be Careful With Fake Zoom Client Downloads – SANS Internet Storm Center Your …
…ask the UK Government, HMRC and the UK taxpayer who will ultimately pay the bill. Here is Faarea Masud’s report on the HMRC cyber-attack: Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack – BBC News Your Takeaway Here is what I have to say on phishing attacks and how to …
