Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
WordPress is one of the most – if not the most – popular website package on the web. Both professional web designers and less professional web designers use it. One of the reasons it is so popular is that with a little work, anyone can alter the code or download …
Today I have published the first part of a two-part article on device security over on CyberAwake. This is something many organisations skip over, if they have implemented a password policy and MFA! Device Security (Pt. 1) – CyberAwake Often the reluctance to take action is because they are concerned …
First read this article about domains that are almost the domains of prominent brands and trade names: Do you want fries with that hack | Smart Thinking Solutions Now you know what the problem is, here is a global solution to it: Registrars can now block all domains that resemble …
The term “digital dark age” was popularised by Terry Kuny in 1997, to describe the digital phenomenon that electronic media and information is easily lost or destroyed. Books from centuries ago are still accessible – but could you read that 250MB Zipdisk today? We are living in a ‘digital dark …
Setting up phony websites with just a letter different from the legitimate sites is nothing new – I can remember a marketing company (now defunct) trying to persuade me to buy dozens of variations of our IT support company domain, to capture those potential customers who have “fat fingers” – …
