Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
So yesterday was Patch Tuesday – and we all know what that means. Get the updates and patching done now! Here here are my favourite round-up articles: Microsoft Patch Tuesday – January 2022 – SANS Internet Storm Centre Microsoft starts 2022 with 96 CVEs for Patch Tuesday • The Register …
Always be careful when scanning QR codes – double check they are legitimate especially if you are using them to pay for services. This story is from Austin in the USA but it could be anywhere. Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters – Schneier on Security The QR code about …
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The NCSC took a couple of weeks for the holidays, Whilst they have been away, Smart Thinking kept you up with the cybersecurity news you needed to know about. Weekly Threat Report 7th January 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
I can remember being asked this many times over the years by clients and at last I have a definitive answer, if you enable one of Norton’s latest innovations. Notice I said enable not install. If you enable their crypto-currency miner, it will use some of your computer resources to …
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It is common for cyber-criminals to exploit legitimate software and business practices to carry out their attacks. Bad actors are now abusing the comments feature of Google Docs, to send users malicious links via email. Hackers exploit Google Docs in new phishing campaign – TechRepublic Initiating a cyber attack via …
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