Wightlink has reported a possible cyber security breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the local police and fears that it has lost control of customers’ personal identifiable information (PII). This PII may now be in the hands of hackers. Wightlink customers’ details stolen in cyber attack – BBC News …
There could be a cyber storm coming – now is the time to prepare – UPDATED
This post was originally published on 10 March 2022. The Ukraine Russia conflict has been hot for a while now and there have been many column inches (or centimetres) written on how this conflict is also being fought on the internet – I have written many of them myself. Many …
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Something to read on a Saturday – no more passwords
For when you are having a coffee. Passwords were never designed to secure the technology we have today. If (when) we get quantum computers passwords will definitely not work. Here is an article from Jeff Burt at The Register looking at a future without passwords. The zero-password future can’t come …
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When wiping a system does not actually wipe the system – this is how data creeps out of organisations
So you are going to upgrade your computers – and what do you do with the old ones? What are your options? Pass the machine onto a junior in the organisation Donate the machine to good cause Sell or give it away to a member of staff or to someone …
The new war – Is your final defence up to the job?
Thinking about the following article: The backups and operational continuity plans that businesses and organisations have in place are so important – because all your technical defences can be defeated and your hacked. The Russia Ukraine conflict has revealed a new type of hacker – they may be white hat, …
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