There was a time when Mac users would happily tell Windows users that there were no viruses for Mac! At the time those Mac users were few and far between if you were not in the print and design world. Now of course there are many potential victims using macOS …
Android Exploit Needs Patching
I ended last week with an infected Android app, now there is an advisory from CISA to patch a vulnerable Android driver: CISA warns govt agencies to patch actively exploited Android driver (bleepingcomputer.com) NVD – CVE-2021-29256 (nist.gov) Android devices that are used by employees as “BYOD” devices are always difficult …
CISA Security Advisories
Regular readers know that I use the US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) website as a reliable source of information on software and hardware vulnerabilities. Ones that impact the organisations we support are escalated to our support team, then I write about those and the rest here, for …
Ransomware and the Phishing Email
There has been some very high profile international cases of organisations getting infected with ransomware. Especially active is the LockBit gang. LockBit ransomware infection hits Japan’s top cargo port • The Register TSMC says IT supplier extorted by LockBit • The Register We should assume these organisations – a world …
So you are technically smart…
…it doesn’t mean you cannot be a cyber crime victim. Putting you under-pressure or approaching you when you are under stress is a classic way threat actors successfully exploit their victims. Here is an example on the BBC of such an attack: The robotic falcon maker who lost £100,000 to …
