When Diana is the editor of the monthly Octagon Technology newsletter she likes to have a theme for the month, last month it was “Get Organised” this month her theme is the “Special Days in February” and to start things off I got Groundhog Day and the task of relating …
Only for grown-ups – Privacy Issues
I have an article published on CyberAwake today looking at social media and app privacy. Social Media and Privacy – CyberAwake Remember that good privacy can lead to good cyber security. If you keep something a secret then it makes it that much harder for a threat actor to attack. …
Get Organised – Business Continuity and Recovery
As the first month of 2025 draws to a close I am going to add one more article to Diana’s “Get Organised” project, this time looking briefly at business continuity. This is a companion piece to: Get Organised – Incident Response | Octagon Technology It is probably best if you …
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Apple releases a zero-day cyber security update
Apple has issued cyber security updates across its product range to address a zero-day security flaw in Apple’s Core Media framework that is being actively exploited. Apple security releases – Apple Support What systems are impacted by the zero-day flaw? Here are the operating systems that are receiving this update …
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Ransomware never goes away
For a successful ransomware attack the threat actors have to get their malware onto a user’s computer inside the secure network. Posing as your IT support is one way to get in: Ransomware gangs pose as IT support in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks – BleepingComputer Social Engineering In this attack …