Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
San Francisco’s American Football team, The 49ers, has been hit by a ransomware attack. The information relating to the compromised data has appeared on a Dark Web list, where the hackers hope to shame the organisation into paying the ransom before stolen sensitive data is leaked. (No encryption involved in …
They do get caught and punished – Adam Georgeson is going to prison for 21 months. Adam Georgeson: IT technician jailed for revenge cyber-attacks – BBC News
Bruce Schneier highlights some of the major points in the report on the 2021 Irish Health Services Executive Hack. Points that all organisations should reflect on. On the Irish Health Services Executive Hack – Schneier on Security All of these points will be covered in my forth coming Master Class.
Here is a cyber security threat, that could get into your business and not be detected by your anti-virus. It is not a zero day vulnerability, it just does not get detected! CinaRAT Delivered Through HTML ID Attributes – SANS Internet Storm Centre This is where training comes in to …
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“1,070 percent increase in ransomware attacks year-over-year between July 2020 and June 2021″ (Microsoft, 2022) A joint report by Britain, the US and Australia highlights the sophisticated international threat from organised cyber attacks. Universities and schools were among the top targets in UK according to the NCSC. Joint advisory highlights …
