The denial-of-service (DoS) attack, is a common attack used by those who want to make a point or make money, by disrupting the availability of websites and web services. In simple terms the threat actor finds a way to flood a system with malicious network traffic to overload network infrastructure …
Ransomware hits Somerset County and now it is 1977!
Somerset County, in New Jersey has been hit with a ransomware attack that disrupted most of their services – forcing them to switch to temporary Gmail accounts to carry on business. That is not a bad response to an attack that hits your communications – we have a similar plan …
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SpiceJet grounded by ransomware. If you get infected with ransomware your business will STOP!
Pretty straight forward – if a bad actor gets some of their malware past your defences and you suffer a ransomware attack – your business will STOP! Ransomware attack grounds flights at India’s SpiceJet • The Register Multiple flights across India grounded after SpiceJet airline hit with ransomware – The …
The consequences of a cyber attack – Toyota to take serious action
Tomorrow Toyota will shut down all 14 of its plants in Japan after a possible cyber-attack. Toyota has previously suffered cyber breaches and data losses. Toyota to close Japanese factories after suspected cyber-attack – BBC News Toyota shuts down all Japanese production after supplier is hacked | Ars Technica
Because it’s Friday – seconds count!
As part of the incident response plans we create with clients, incident reports are an important part of the process, particularly in the the follow-up and debrief stage – although we do not usually ask for second by second precision. Have a look at this: xkcd: Incident Report At the …
