Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
New variants of the Android malware, SpyNote, are being used by threat actors to stealthily access and modify infected smartphones. SpyNote malware spies on Android users, steals banking credentials – The Record from Recorded Future News If your people are using Android as part of your Bring Your Own Device …
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…but sometimes you do get fooled. Today I have published my first cyber security article, of 2023, over on our online training site CyberAwake. It is about a spam email that got through our email defences. Sometimes a simple email may work for the bad guys – CyberAwake Here is …
This post was first published on 22 December 2022. Update 4 January 2023 The story has moved on and The Guardian has contacted the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to report the breach. Staff are still being told to work from home. No information about what data may have been impacted …
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The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released an useful infographic highlighting many aspects of phishing cyber attacks: Phishing Infographic (cisa.gov) It also includes some good advice on how to deal with the threat.
I have been hanging onto this article for a few weeks now – and in a normal week this would be part of the weekend read project, but it is Christmas week and so you get the weekend on Thursday – you also got “Because It’s Friday” on Thursday! All …
