Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I gave a lunchtime online talk this week to a group business professionals, answering ten set questions that ranged from “did I think robots would take over the world” to “what were my top tips for a small business with limited finance when it came to cyber security”. AI and …
Following the blocking of VBA macros by default in Microsoft Office apps – read about the ups and downs of that story here – Microsoft has announced that all untrusted XLL add-ins will be blocked by default. Microsoft Excel now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default (bleepingcomputer.com) Blocking any avenue …
Although this article looks at the image cropping security issue from the position of a whistle-blower, it could just as easily apply to a document you send out to a client or supplier or use internally. For example and image of pay scales across a company where you crop out …
Data stealing malware, pushed through compromised Google search ads, is attempting to evade detection by using virtualisation components: Google ads push ‘virtualized’ malware made for antivirus evasion (bleepingcomputer.com) Researchers think this new type of attack strategy and other emerging attack vectors are being prompted s as reaction to Microsoft tightening …
Continue reading “Google ads malvertising campaign evades anti-virus detection”
Cyber incidents that impact your organisation are not always malicious. A cleaner could pull the plug on your server or a member of staff may inadvertently switch a vital bit of your network off (I have seen t done, too many times) or a service that you rely on may …
Continue reading “When planning for a cyber incident – remember about outages”
