Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Backups are your best friend in a cybersecurity incident UpdraftPlus the popular back-up plug-in for WordPress needs an upgrade to plug a security vulnerability. This upgrade was pushed out last Thursday to millions of users, who have automatic updates enabled. UpdraftPlus security release – 1.22.3 / 2.22.3 – please upgrade …
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This came out a few hours after I posted last week’s Because it’s Friday, but I could not miss out – so here it is just a week late! https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/02/11/photons-received-webb-sees-its-first-star-18-times/ For an excellent explanation why there are 18 stars in the image have a look at NASA’s video: Featured image …
Here is an interesting short read, by Laura Dobberstein at The Register discussing how policing must change if it is going to deal with international cyber crime. Interpol must change with cybercrime, says director • The Register Ransomware-as-a-service – The Texas Story – get a free early bird place on …
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Now we are back out there using public Wi-Fi again here is a timely reminder from TechRepublic about keeping yourself secure. Don’t browse on public Wi-Fi without a VPN | TechRepublic A few weeks ago I was away, both for a break and to get some time away from the …
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Ransomware attacks were up by 105% in 2021, when compared to 2020, which was already a bad year for ransomware! SonicWall’s 2022 Cyber Threat Report shows that cyber attacks have grown during 2021. 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report | Threat Intelligence The only good news – but it is not …
