Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
As you can see from the image above this was a worldwide effort, including the National Crime Agency and Europol, to close the doors on RaidForums, a resource that cyber criminals used to buy and sell stolen information. Unusually this site was on the internet – you and I could …
Here is a follow-up to the story of the poor cyber security at Gloucester City Council: Concerns over ‘ever-rising’ cost of Gloucester City Council cyber attack – BBC News The council leaders are now struggling with the cost of recovering the situation for the citizens that elected them. Jeremy Hilton, …
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Inquiry into two cyber-attacks at Gloucester City Council in decade – BBC News
This is a follow-up to this story: Welcome to living in Gloucester – Smart Thinking Solutions The cyber attack on Gloucester Council has now been linked to Russian hackers but the council is reporting that it will take up to six months to fix all the issues caused by the …
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In this age of “value for money” councils (and businesses) will opt for the website approach to customer services and avoid having people in the loop (try contacting Apple). This is great when it works, but when the black hats find a way around your “value for money” security expect …
