The Ransomware Mini-Series comes to an end this week, with the final part scheduled to be published tomorrow on CyberAwake. There are two articles about the impact of ransomware in the news today. One shows how more than a year after the original attack Gloucester City Council are still dealing …
This cyber attack has still not been fixed… UPDATE
This post was first published on 31 August 2022 Update 5 October 2022 The cost of this attack – to the local taxpayer – is now predicted to be £1m. Russia-linked cyber attack could cost Gloucester City Council £1m – BBC News “Every time I ask the question about the …
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Just when you thought I had forgotten about ransomware
It is not possible to forget ransomware, just this week our engineers have updated a client’s back-up to one that is ransomware compliant – meaning, among other things, that the threat actors cannot access and so encrypt or alter the back-up during their attacks. Up to this point the client …
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Cyber-attacks cost money – Gloucester City Council
Here is a follow-up to the story of the poor cyber security at Gloucester City Council: Concerns over ‘ever-rising’ cost of Gloucester City Council cyber attack – BBC News The council leaders are now struggling with the cost of recovering the situation for the citizens that elected them. Jeremy Hilton, …
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More on the Gloucester City cyber-attack
Inquiry into two cyber-attacks at Gloucester City Council in decade – BBC News
Gloucester Council – Six months to restore services
This is a follow-up to this story: Welcome to living in Gloucester – Smart Thinking Solutions The cyber attack on Gloucester Council has now been linked to Russian hackers but the council is reporting that it will take up to six months to fix all the issues caused by the …
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Welcome to living in Gloucester
In this age of “value for money” councils (and businesses) will opt for the website approach to customer services and avoid having people in the loop (try contacting Apple). This is great when it works, but when the black hats find a way around your “value for money” security expect …