…ask the UK Government, HMRC and the UK taxpayer who will ultimately pay the bill. Here is Faarea Masud’s report on the HMRC cyber-attack: Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack – BBC News Your Takeaway Here is what I have to say on phishing attacks and how to …
Accountable Email Communications
Today, I want to look at one of the fundamentals of cyber security – accountability – in particular, I want to talk about email communications. Email communications Nearly thirty years ago, I sat in on a meeting of senior solicitors as they got to grips with how they were going …
Encryption and the Insider Threat
Before I start this week’s Wednesday Bit, let me send you over to read this first – you need to understand the value I put on encryption: Encryption or Not Encryption The real-world case for encryption The other week I got introduced to a new client under difficult circumstances – …
So you want to know how a phishing campaign works?
This is not clickbait for hackers! Jan Kopriva has written an excellent article taking a phishing campaign apart so you can understand why the hackers like this attack vector to get into your organisation. Another day, another phishing campaign abusing google.com open redirects – SANS Internet Storm Center It is …
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Free Advice and Anti-virus
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 – …