Like many others, when I am traveling on public transport in London – and many other cities – I simply wave my phone over a sensor to pay for my fair. We are putting a lot of trust in those systems being secure. When they are not, then there could …
Realistic Cyber Security
The Wednesday Bit is still on holiday! A couple of weeks back, whilst walking in Scotland, I got involved with a prospective client in a discussion about the benefits of our cyber security stack and in particular our Security Operations Centre. The discussion was not about “how much” but what …
Cloud Computing Cyber Security
Here is an excellent article from The Conversation, by Amro Al-Said Ahmad, looking at the vulnerabilities of cloud computing and infrastructure. How we’re using ‘chaos engineering’ to make cloud computing less vulnerable to cyber attacks (theconversation.com) Your Takeaway Many times, when I am involved with an IT and Cyber Security …
The state of ransomware
I have written a lot about updates and patches recently – let’s get back to another old favourite – ransomware. No surprise it is still a growth market for threat actors. Read about it in Unit 42’s bi-annual report: Ransomware Review: First Half of 2024 (paloaltonetworks.com) Your takeaway Simple – …
How old is that security flaw?
18 years! A security flaw in Firefox and Chrome – called 0.0.0.0 Day – which was disclosed 18 years ago is being actively exploited today. It compromises the security in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari. The only good news is that it only works on MacOS and Linux …
