Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
How cheap it is for threat actors, who are less technically able, to set up a technically complex attack has been a theme on the blog over the last few weeks. More low-level cyber criminals joining in Budget friendly malware increases your risk Here is another article showing that the …
The Register has an article looking at the evidence that the notorious REvil cyber gang is back in operation: New ransomware samples indicate REvil’s return – researchers • The Register Do you have your ransomware defences and incident response plans in place.
Following Tuesday’s article showing how cyber gangs are distributing malware via a “gig economy model”, so getting very effective attacks into the hands of less skilled cyber gangs, here is the same idea but applied to the most basic of cyber attacks – card skimming. Credit card skimming services make …
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This is a constant problem – scammers contacting people, usually by phone, offering a service or stating that the victim’s computer is infected by a virus, often claiming to be from Microsoft. Once the scammer establishes “trust” they then offer to remote into or screen share to the victim’s computer, …
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Just a quick bit of advertising here – our next Business Cyber Security Master Class starts on Monday, and we could still squeeze in one or two extra business owners or managers who want a better overview of business cyber security. Business cyber security – Masterclass – Octagon Technology Is …
