Following on from the posts over the last couple of weeks about the “business like” nature of the cyber criminals, here is an article following the money. 74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers – BBC News Globalised Threat of Ransomware – it is time to think about joining …
49ers hit by BlackByte ransomware
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 …
Revenge Cyber Criminal Jailed
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
Irish Health Services Executive Hack
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’s why you need more than anti-virus, you need training as well
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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