Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
My article on one of the methods used by threat actors to erode our faith in multi-factor authentication (MFA) was published over on CyberAwake yesterday: More on MFA and your risks when using it – CyberAwake
Australia has been in the cyber security headlines recently with a couple of high-profile hacks that has seriously impacted millions of citizens: Now it is being reported that the Australian government is considering bringing in legislation to prevent organisations legally paying ransomware demands, in an attempt to disrupt the threat …
There is an active email phishing campaign infecting both home users and organisations. The malicious emails contain a .zip attachment. The payload is called IceXLoader and it primarily exfiltrates sensitive information from infected systems: Phishing drops IceXLoader malware on thousands of home, corporate devices (bleepingcomputer.com) The threat actors are not …
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It is obvious that every computer – including Macs – need the best anti-virus you can afford and you need to be able check that your team do not turn it off! However the threat actors know you have invested in great anti-virus software so they work to get around …
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This article was first posted on 27 October 2022 Update 10 November 2022 The headlines say it all: Medibank: Data stolen from Australia health insurance available online – BBC News Medibank hacker says ransom demand was US$10m as purported abortion health records posted | The Guardian These criminals will have …
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