Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Wednesday Bit is on its summer holidays at the moment, but here is an article that I thought was worth reminding you about. Planning and Preparation Your incident response plans do not need to be very complicated or long – they just need to cover what you need to …
Multi-factor Authentication – MFA – if you are unsure how this cyber security tool contributes to your security, then have a read of this: If you do know how important MFA is, then you will realise that a fake MFA app would cyber security chaos. Of course, the threat actors …
Hackers known as “Stargazer Goblin” running a network called Stargazers Ghost Network have been distributing malware, in particular info-stealing malware via over 3,000 fake accounts on GitHub. Over 3,000 GitHub accounts used by malware distribution service (bleepingcomputer.com) Using these accounts, compromised WordPress websites and relying on GitHub’s reputation as trusted …
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I was reading about the hack of the international telecoms giant AT&T last week, but I noticed the headline of this article about it on the BBC today, that clearly sums up the hack. Hackers steal call records of ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers – BBC It is the ‘nearly all’ …
For today’s Wednesday Bit, I want to rerun an article I first published in November last year. I was reminded about my article on encryption for two reasons… One of my current IT and Cyber Security Audits has highlighted an issue where very sensitive information is being shared in a …
