Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I wrote about a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) earlier this week – Threat actors target MFA – here is another one that is active on both iPhones and Android phones. New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage (bleepingcomputer.com) One of the main cyber security issues with PhaaS is that relatively …
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Whatever you read here in a few moments – it is my opinion that MFA (Multi-factor authentication) still remains a key tool in protecting your team’s credentials and defending your information. MFA under attack There have always been weaknesses in and attacks against, some very simple such as just annoying …
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a report looking at the increase in commercial cyber tools and services. The threat from commercial cyber proliferation – NCSC.GOV.UK It looks at how easy it is now for relatively low skilled threat actors to access sophisticated malware and deploy these attack …
Because for the effort the threat actors put in, the returns can be very high, so it is worth their while sending out billions of malicious messages to see who they can catch. It could be you… Now in the age of online “as-s-service” software, it has become even easier …
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The US Government has issued a warning over the growth of text messages that are designed to manipulate you into giving away your secret information. US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) If it is happening in the US, why not extend the attacks to other English …
Phishing attacks are highly successful for threat actors, now they can be executed by gangs with less technical ability as they can buy it in: New ‘Robin Banks’ phishing service targets BofA, Citi, and Wells Fargo (bleepingcomputer.com) You need to be ready
