Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
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 …
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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 …
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This original post was made on 23 August 2022 Update 21 October 2022 There has been another “mis-configuration story this week – Microsoft exposed thousands of client records when they mis-configured a server. Following a report in the summer of patient information leaking from a health care company because of …
Research is showing that Microsoft’s Office 365 Message Encryption is good for privacy – as it makes accessing the message difficult, rather than security, putting the message out of reach of anyone but the recipient. Microsoft disputes report on Office 365 Message encryption issue after awarding bug bounty – The …
The latest release of Windows 11, now includes Enhanced Phishing Protection, which sounds complicated, and I am sure the implementation of it is complex, but the security advantage it offers is obvious and simple. Windows 11 will warn you when you type a password into an insecure website or application. …
