There have been several high profile ransomware attacks this week – and small ones that do not make the news. Ransomware attack knocked a Kentucky city-operated ISP offline before holiday – The Record by Recorded Future Lorenz ransomware breaches corporate network via phone systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware gang threatens 1m-plus medical …
Why authentication, authorisation and accountability are cornerstones of your cyber security
I have written an article over on CyberAwake, (our online cyber security training site), looking at triple A. Why you should care about the TLA AAA! – CyberAwake
Maybe this attack may not target my readers, but you never know?
The is active attack running on the internet at the moment targeting the CEOs and CFOs of some of the biggest companies around. These threat actors are not looking for targets of opportunity, for the work they put in they only want targets that can return millions of Pounds or …
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Pass the cookie attack – but you still need to use MFA and have these extra steps in place
We cannot emphasise how important multi-factor authentication is to your cyber security – however, of course, the threat actors do have ways around it: Cookie stealing: the new perimeter bypass – Sophos News The threat is malware getting into your system and stealing session cookies that are associated with the …
I have told everyone to use MFA so I do not need to think about more cyber security! UPDATED 14 July 2022
This post was original published on 27 June 2022 Update 14 July 2022 Here is an article from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team outlining how the big phishing campaigns backed by experienced and skilled hackers can bypass the security of multi-factor authentication: …