It’s 2025… so why are obviously malicious advertising URLs still going strong? – SANS Internet Storm Center The article by Jan Kopriva makes a number of excellent points about why threat actors continue with these types of social engineering attacks – but the bottom line is that lack of training …
Threat Actors want your Microsoft 365 Credentials
Many of my cyber security investigations have involve the compromise of Microsoft 365 credentials. These are a valuable commodity for threat actors, as a carelessly managed set of credentials may give them the keys to raid your information. The latest attack on M365 credentials, in the tech news, is a …
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Get Organised – Cyber Security
It is a new year, so it is a good time for a new start. Over on Octagon’s blog this month the theme for the month is going to be “get organised” and I am going to start the 2025 Wednesday Bits on the same theme. Cyber Security and Get …
Phishing network disrupted
Phishing attacks are repeatedly shown to be the number one cyber security risk for organisations in the UK – see the report linked below. So, anything that disrupts the threat actor’s ability to carry out and exploit these types of cyber-attacks is good news for everyone. Microsoft and the US …
Cyber Security Awareness Training – Why?
I am working on two IT and Cyber Security Audits – and I could not get Diana to fill in for me for “The Wednesday Bit” this week although she did an excellent job last week. IT and Cyber Security Audit | Smart Thinking Solutions Here is something I wrote …