Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
We have not heard much recently about the cyber war between Ukraine and Russia but here is a story that illustrates what I have been saying about malware creep and collateral damage from deployed malware weapons. By the very nature of online commerce and communications these cyber-weapons will spread outside …
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Here is a cautionary tale of redundant software. Before Macs got dark mode, many companies produced dark mode applets and many Mac users who could not live without dark mode, downloaded them and used them. Then Apple introduced dark mode and these applets became redundant. Many users uninstalled the applets …
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Two data leaks of highly sensitive information by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will have long term and serious implications for the officers, personnel and their families and friends. PSNI chief admits officers anxious and angry at data breach – BBC News These leaks are a crisis. Your …
For a subscription of $1000 per month, Malware-as-a-Service is available to hackers via a Telegram channel that attacks Apple’s keychain password security on MacOS. The malware, called Atomic or AMOS, once deployed attempts to steal and exfiltrate a range information from MacOS machines, including passwords, cookies, crypto-wallets, browsers etc.. New …
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… more about extortion ransomware and what you can do about defending your information from it: From Encryption Ransomware To Extortion Ransomware Part I – CyberAwake This first part looks at defending critical accounts from compromise.
