This is a place we are familiar with – our son graduated from Heriot-Watt University. Heriot-Watt University in second week of outage • The Register The cyber attack and it’s consequences are still impacting University services two weeks after the attack. The vector of the attack appears to be legacy …
The most feared Russian cyber attacks. What should be your first two steps in defending against them if they spread to you?
Included on this list from the BBC is the WannaCry ransomware, that hit the NHS in 2017 – so we all know how much chaos that can spread. Since 2017 the sophistication of the cyber criminal gangs and the malware they are using has increased. The three Russian cyber-attacks the …
Scottish Association for Mental Health data breach
A Scottish mental health charity says it has been the victim of a cyber attack. Police are investigating a “sophisticated and criminal” cyber security incident at the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Scottish mental health charity SAMH targeted in cyber attack – BBC News
Tampering with open source software
Recently the security of open source software has been questioned, particularly with respect to Linux vulnerabilities that have a huge impact due to Linux’s use as internet infrastructure. When volunteer coders are keeping the software secure – who takes responsibility. Steps have started to be taken to increase the security …
Do you have an ASUS Router? Do you know what an ASUS Router is?
If you cannot answer the above questions, then it is possible that your business continuity documentation is out of date or non-existent. We can help with that! Here is an attack in the wild that is impacting ASUS hardware. Cyclops Blink malware sets up shop in ASUS routers • The …
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