Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This post was originally made on 22 March 2022 Following attacks on Nvidia and Samsung, there were claims over the weekend form the extortion gang Lapsus$ that they had breached Microsoft. Microsoft investigates Lapsus$ claim of Bing, Cortana theft • The Register Microsoft investigating Lapsus$ claims of Bing, Cortana data …
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Here is today’s coffee time article by April Glaser, Joan Donovan and Jenna Ruddock at The Guardian. It is from last week but I thought it was worth highlighting as the power that these mega-companies wield far exceeds most elected (and unelected) governments. How Silicon Valley’s Russia crackdown proves its …
Here is a geeky article from a Microsoft research team – only read it if the intricacies of a hack interest you. Trickbot is a well established, sophisticated piece of malware that has been developed and expanded since it was first discovered in 2016. This constant change makes it a …
Passwords are important as they form the bedrock of our personal cyber security – Diana recently sent me this article on password strength: Experts reveal how long it would take to crack your specific password (msn.com) Passwords were a big thing during my Master’s cyber security degree – their use, …
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Patch Tuesday was yesterday – and I am patching away as should you be. Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday – SANS Internet Storm Centre Microsoft patches 71 security vulnerabilities, 3 critical • The Register Watch out for those patches for Exchange Server if you have one. I thought I had …
