Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Last week I had a prospective client take me up on our free 30 minute “ask me anything about your cyber security” Teams meeting. Things went well, she had some questions, I ran through my advice checklist with her – everyone was happy until I asked about their anti-virus – …
Having written yesterday about why technical cyber security defences are essential but are flawed because of the human element can be exploited directly by social engineering, here is a costly real world example of social engineering working: North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency – Schneier on Security There is …
It is not unreasonable to say that ransomware is at epidemic levels, report after report says that malware, ransomware and cyber extortion is on the rise (Beaman, Barkworth, Akande, Hakak and Khan. 2021 and Oz, Aris, Levi and Uluagac. 2021), and that cyber security is important. We all take precautions …
The Indian company Tata is probably one of the big fish that threat actors were wishing to catch. Plenty of data, lots of worldwide customers and a bank account that can pay a reasonable ransom. Indian tech giant Tata Technologies hit by ransomware attack It appears from initial press releases …
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For a successful ransomware attack the threat actors have to get their malware onto a user’s computer inside the secure network. Posing as your IT support is one way to get in: Ransomware gangs pose as IT support in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks – BleepingComputer Social Engineering In this attack …
