A few of the ransomware stories in the media at the moment – to give you some idea of the scale of the cyber security risk you have to plan for. Do you need training?

ransomware

I have gathered here just a selection of the ransomware stories that have made the headlines – for these there are many more that go unreported in the media or even outside the organisation. ‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware | Hacking | …

I have told everyone to use MFA so I do not need to think about more cyber security! UPDATED 14 July 2022

MFA multi-factor authentication diagram

This post was original published on 27 June 2022 Update 14 July 2022 Here is an article from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team outlining how the big phishing campaigns backed by experienced and skilled hackers can bypass the security of multi-factor authentication: …

CISA security patch advisories

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued several advisories about security patches available from a range of vendors, including Adobe and Citrix: Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products | CISA SAP Releases July 2022 Security Updates | CISA Citrix Releases Security Updates for Hypervisor | CISA