Phishing attacks are repeatedly shown to be the number one cyber security risk for organisations in the UK – see the report linked below. So, anything that disrupts the threat actor’s ability to carry out and exploit these types of cyber-attacks is good news for everyone. Microsoft and the US …
If they annoy you enough…
…you might just give the threat actors your Google credentials. A malware campaign, detected by OALABS researchers, locks your web browser into “kiosk mode” and asks you for your Google credentials to unlock it. Of course, the malware then steals those credentials. Malware locks browser in kiosk mode to steal …
Why Cyber Security Awareness Training is Importatnt?
Whatever technical defences you (and I) rely on, there is a probability that the threat actors will find ways to bypass them: Microsoft 365 anti-phishing feature can be bypassed with CSS (bleepingcomputer.com) If the phishing email gets as far as your team member’s inbox, they had better be able to …
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Back-to-Basics – The Collection III
Having come back from a week’s holiday, I have been busy catching up, so this week the Wednesday Bit about reminding you about my collection of Back-to-Basics cyber security primers. Why am I doing this? Because we can all benefit from some cyber security training, whatever our level of expertise. The articles …
In the news this week…
As I finish my Back-to-Basics Phishing Email Primer, with an article titled “Phishing Emails are happening right now!“, the BBC publish this: Warning in Guernsey after phishing scam increase – BBC News I am not making this stuff up; board members and senior managers need to have some form of …
