I have written a lot about updates and patches recently – let’s get back to another old favourite – ransomware. No surprise it is still a growth market for threat actors. Read about it in Unit 42’s bi-annual report: Ransomware Review: First Half of 2024 (paloaltonetworks.com) Your takeaway Simple – …
Because It’s Friday – Sorry
I was going to avoid CrowdStrike in today’s “Because It’s Friday”, which is why I ran this on Wednesday: In the aftermath of CrowdStrike… Sharks! But then Randall Munroe got involved on xkcd: xkcd: CrowdStrike If you want something that is not “Global IT Outage” related, this is what this …
“Part of your incident response has to be the message to your stakeholders.”
This is a quote from our promotional material about creating incident response plans. CrowdStrike If you cause a Global IT Outage you had better have a message that is better than a $10 Uber Eats voucher: CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher for IT chaos – BBC News Your Takeaway …
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In the aftermath of CrowdStrike… Sharks!
This could be “Because It’s Friday” on a Wednesday, it has been one of those weeks. The internet is awash with articles about the CrowdStrike Global IT Outage – we are of course contributing to that number: The Wednesday Bit on Monday – CrowdStrike Global IT Outage | Smart Thinking …
CrowdStrike – beware the threat actors…
Of course the hackers would jump onboard CrowdStrike’s problems: