I often run NASA stories in “Because It’s Friday” section – now a report from the Office of Inspector General NASA says that the organisation’s unprepared when it comes to the insider threat. NASA’S INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM – Office of Inspector General NASA NASA in ‘serious jeopardy’ due to big …
The Spectre bug is back
A v.2 Spectre bug bug, with the potential to leak your data, has been found. Intel and ARM have been issuing advisories and statements on how it impacts their silicon chip processors. This new bug bypasses recent changes at the silicon level in their CPUs, implemented to address Spectre. Intel, …
Is this a new social engineering attack? New cyber security training courses announced at Octagon Technology
There are reports of the BazarLoader malware being spread via website contact pages: Cedric Pernet’s article on TechRepublic starts with an excellent quote/reminder: Everyone in the IT industry should be aware by now that email is the most used vector for cybercriminals to try to infect employees with malware. Cedric …
Isle of Wight ferry company suffers a data breach. Do you need better cyber security?
Wightlink has reported a possible cyber security breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the local police and fears that it has lost control of customers’ personal identifiable information (PII). This PII may now be in the hands of hackers. Wightlink customers’ details stolen in cyber attack – BBC News …
Supply chains are key targets for cyber attacks
This is an excellent article by Olatunji Olaigbe at The Record examining the how and why of supply chain vulnerabilities. Cyberattacks highlight risks to physical and digital supply chains – The Record by Recorded Future