Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It is not possible to forget ransomware, just this week our engineers have updated a client’s back-up to one that is ransomware compliant – meaning, among other things, that the threat actors cannot access and so encrypt or alter the back-up during their attacks. Up to this point the client …
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This morning, I have released a new blog post on our training site CyberAwake about how to work securely from anywhere. The choice of hot beverage is yours.
I have just written about this supply chain cyber attack: Developer software repositories will always be a prime target for threat actors – Smart Thinking Solutions And here is another phishing attack hunting for the unwary who will reveal their credentials: DoorDash customer info exposed in Oktapus phishing attack • …
If you, as a threat actor, could embed your malware into a software module, that is then used by many innocent and unaware software developers in their packages, they release to the general public, wouldn’t you? That looks like a lot of infected machines for a small amount of work. …
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Here are some of the leading ransomware stories this week: Greek natural gas operator suffers ransomware-related data breach – Bleeping Computers LockBit ransomware group implicated in crippling attack on French hospital – The Record by Recorded Future New ‘Donut Leaks’ extortion gang linked to recent ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) RansomEXX claims …
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