Johannes Ullrich who writes for Sans Internet Storm – I often quote his work here on Smart Thinking – lives in a part of America which recently has suffered several hurricanes. We talk about preparing for business continuity here – Johannes has written about it when you have to cope …
“The bigger the disaster, the more attractive it is to scammers.”
The quote comes from an article by Johannes Ullrich on SANS Internet Storm that gives some excellent advice for anyone or any organisation about online cybercrime around natural and manmade disasters that are in the news. Hurricane Helene Aftermath – Cyber Security Awareness Month – SANS Internet Storm Center In …
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Ahead of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday – Apple Patches
You need to check these have been done on any iOS or macOS device that handles your organisation’s sensitive data. Johannes Ullrich on SANS INternet Storm Centre has an excellent summary of the updates: Apple Patches Everything: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS updated. – SANS Internet Storm Center Auto-updates are …
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Real Incident Response
What is your incident response plan if a hurricane is going to cross where you live and/or work? Johannes Ullrich who writes for SANS has written about his preparations. I am not going to say much about them – they are a description of a technical response to a serious …
Apple devices are not immune
I often write about the cyber security risk of Android apps – this is not an app issue but a iMessage phishing (smishing!) attack. USPS Phishing Scam Targeting iOS Users – SANS Internet Storm Center If the message was opened on a Mac, the anti-phishing protection redirects to the legitimate …
