Guernsey sees an increase in phishing email cyber attacks – training is the best defence

Cybersecurity email threat

According to the States of Guernsey islanders have faced a rapid increase in cyber attacks since the start of the Ukraine Russia conflict. This is based on information from a local cyber-security firm, who had a client hacked by phishing emails. Guernsey cyber-security warning for islanders and businesses – BBC …

Inside the Conti Gang – one of the most successful ransomware groups – Updated 17 March 2022

Ransomware cartoon

I found this article very interesting – if you have time over the weekend, with a tea, coffee or wine, have a read you might enjoy it too. Inside Conti leaks: The Panama Papers of ransomware – The Record by Recorded Future …and there is more. Leaked Conti files reveal …

Israeli government websites disrupted

I have written recently about the increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks – here is a real world example of the effectiveness of these new massive attacks: Israeli govt sites hit by huge DDoS attack • The Register