Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
My University study partner, is an IT teacher at Girvan Academy, near Ayr, and some of his students entered the NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition Scotland and WON. The team called themselves CtrlAltElite. Congratulations from everyone here at Octagon and Smart Thinking Solutions. Schoolgirls across the UK poised to battle for …
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Wormhole, an online cryptocurrency platform that enables users to convert between cryptocurrencies, has had $322m of assets stolen. Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole hacked for an estimated $322 million – The Record by Recorded Future $320m in Ether stolen from crypto biz Wormhole • The Register
US Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray has named China as the source of more cyber-attacks on the USA than all other nations combined. (The Register) Here is the full article from The Register: FBI: China is world’s most prolific source of cyber attack • The Register
Sorry about the headline by as crisp and snack producer KP is reporting it has been hit with a ransomware cyber security incident – I could not resist it. KP Snacks hack prompts supplies warning – BBC News There may be a shortage of your favourite snack!
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has had to write off about £2m of fees because of the hack they suffered in 2020 in which they lost a substantial amount of data. But the true cost of the cyber security incident remains unknown. Full cost of 2020 cyber attack on …
