…ask the UK Government, HMRC and the UK taxpayer who will ultimately pay the bill. Here is Faarea Masud’s report on the HMRC cyber-attack: Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack – BBC News Your Takeaway Here is what I have to say on phishing attacks and how to …
Accountable Email Communications
Today, I want to look at one of the fundamentals of cyber security – accountability – in particular, I want to talk about email communications. Email communications Nearly thirty years ago, I sat in on a meeting of senior solicitors as they got to grips with how they were going …
Credentials Matter
As part of the Cyber Security Awareness Training I deliver, I always emphasise that any credentials people are entrusted with have a value and should be protected accordingly. Here is the proof of that statement – credentials for sale: ‘Russian Market’ emerges as a go-to shop for stolen credentials – …
Just think for a moment
A pause to think before opening and email attachment or clicking on an unexpected link is good advice, but read why Bruce Schneier thinks we still need to do more: Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity – Schneier on Security He is right, I speak about a pause, nine seconds in …
Picking your targets
A series of fake Google ads leading to fake typosquatting domains, pretending to be for popular IT support tools and apps have been reported by BleepingComputer. Fake Zenmap. WinMRT sites target IT staff with Bumblebee malware Many of these tools require administrator access to networks and devices to function, so …
