Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
…internet scams. But for scam read theft! I am always trying to raise the awareness of any active online criminal activity associated with any human event or disaster. This week’s candidate is the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Since the collapse, even though I am not a SVB customer …
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The Ransomware Mini-Series comes to an end this week, with the final part scheduled to be published tomorrow on CyberAwake. There are two articles about the impact of ransomware in the news today. One shows how more than a year after the original attack Gloucester City Council are still dealing …
Now your Linux servers will be encrypted with a new variant of the IceFire ransomware.. You do not have Linux, then the malware will switch to its Windows version. IceFire ransomware now encrypts both Linux and Windows systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware will always be adapting – you need to as well. …
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The penultimate part of my mini-series looking at Ransomware has been published today on CyberAwake: Before – Ransomware Part 9 – CyberAwake Here are the rest of the parts – published across Smart Thinking, CyberAwake and Octagon Technology. Ransomware Mini-Series (2023) Ransomware: Is it a Threat? (Part 1) A Bag …
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Throughout this ransomware mini-series and other articles I write I refer to important documents you should have, a Cyber Security Master Document, an Incident Response Plan, a Business continuity Plan etc.. Once you have created these documents you need to keep them somewhere and that is something you need to …
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I have written many time about how threat actors are always looking for the human event that they can take advantage of – with no scruples! The bigger the event, the bigger the opportunity. They have no scruples so to them it does not matter that they are taking advantage …
I love OneNote – it is my go to, cross platform/cross device app (it even works on my watch!) so I have been watching the increasing threat actor activity using OneNote attachments with interest, as we all use OneNote her at Smart Thinking and Octagon and I have encouraged many …
