Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
My personal delivery scam. I was working at my desk the other day, thinking about stopping for lunch, when I got the following text message: Now I was waiting for a delivery, I had ordered a camping kettle from AliExpress, but the last time I looked it was not scheduled …
Globally the payments made in response to a ransomware attack have dropped significantly in the last year. Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown | Cybercrime | The Guardian This is attributed to authorities and law enforcement agencies having successes with their investigations and prosecutions and a refusal …
The FBI has issued a Public Service Announcement offering advice on how to spot and react to AI scamming attacks – particularly when they are targeting financial fraud. FBI | Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud Well worth a read – I am going to be including …
I wrote a lot about the UK Government’s Online Safety bill, especially the parts relating to encryption – basically I am against introducing any weakness into encryption. I know the argument for it states that the police will catch criminals easier – terrorists and offenders against children are always mentioned …
Continue reading “Online Safety Bill is now law but the UK Government seems unsure how to use it!”
The promised replacement for the lack lustre Action Fraud service will not be delivered on time. The UK government and the City of London police promised a new online service for reporting cyber fraud by Q2 of this year but the contractors Capita and PwC have failed to deliver. Being …
