Over at Octagon Technology – In the wild right now a phishing text message scam caught by one of the team

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Martin, the Operations manager at Octagon has written about a social engineering, phishing scam that was sent to him by a text message. Omicron Scam – Octagon Technology Have a look – you could get the same message! I also write for the Octagon blog (of course). Earlier in the …

Fork bombs for example – why you have to have up to date anti-virus software, be turned on to patching and training UPDATED 11 May 2022

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This post was first published on 9 May 2022 Here is yet another example of malware and it’s delivery system from SANS TA578 using thread-hijacked emails to push ISO files for Bumblebee malware – SANS Internet Storm Centre The rise of Bumblebee malware was first reported earlier this month: More …

The cost of cyber crime. There is still time to register for our Business Cyber Security Master Class on Monday

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Just a quick bit of advertising here – our next Business Cyber Security Master Class starts on Monday, and we could still squeeze in one or two extra business owners or managers who want a better overview of business cyber security. Business cyber security – Masterclass – Octagon Technology Is …

Too good to be true – You’ve won! Is it time you and your team got some training to combat social engineering?

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It is the oldest and easiest bit of email social engineering – promise you something that is too good to be true. Your tempted and the hackers have got you. You think this would have gone the way of “princes offering to share millions with you, if you will just …