Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Here are two informative articles from the BBC looking at two different cyber-attacks. The first is a look at an attack on Redcar and Cleveland Council in February 2020, which for the rest of us got overtaken by world events but for those living and working in the region it …
With the cyber-attacks on UK retail stores making the headlines over the last couple of weeks, I thought I would rerun this article (from CyberAwake, August 2022) on the pros and cons of paying the ransomware gangs. NCSC and the ICO say – Don’t pay the malware ransom. A couple …
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Last week I had a prospective client take me up on our free 30 minute “ask me anything about your cyber security” Teams meeting. Things went well, she had some questions, I ran through my advice checklist with her – everyone was happy until I asked about their anti-virus – …
The stakes can be high when threat actors invest the time and money into creating deepfake videos to hack an organisation, here an example from last year: You may not have $25m in your bank account but here is the state of play of deepfake hacking So tools that can …
I do not often post on Saturdays but this could not wait until after the Bank Holiday. All last week my articles were about the cyber attacks impacting UK retail stores. It started with M&S, then the Co-op and finished with Harrods. You can read those articles below. I was …
