There are good weeks for some Android users: And then there are bad weeks: Malicious Android ‘Vapor’ apps on Google Play installed 60 million time – BleepingComputer The nature of Android devices can make then vulnerable to cyber-attacks and makes them a target for threat actors. Read about how this …
A good week for Android devices
I have written about the issues with keeping Android device securely patched, especially when contrasted with the Apple approach to iPads and iPhones. You can catch up with these considerations here: Devices and Cyber Security – A Primer | Smart Thinking Solutions This week though I have three good news …
This is not a sales ploy – Windows 10 is really going!
I have written about this before – Windows 10 support will end in October 2025. Running out of date and out of cyber security patching support devices or operating systems is just what the threat actors want you to do. They are counting on you wanting to save money on …
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The edges of physical networks.
I spend a lot of time here talking about hybrid working and working from anywhere, but we have to remember for hybrid working there will be an office somewhere and that office will have cyber security requirements. This is something I am going to looking at in my next Back-to-Basics …
“I have a Mac – I’m secure!”
I am sure I am not alone in having heard this one from clients in the past. It was not true then and fortunately now Mac users now they are at as much risk of a cyber attack as a Windows, Linux, Android, etc. user. This malware attack uses a …