The patches and fixes are out but Octagon’s support team is still getting enquiries about the Microsoft Follina flaw. Here is a blog post by Ben, one of the support team at Octagon, outlining what you need to know. And Smart Thinking’s article:
A bit of personal protection
Normally my cyber security posts are business orientated, but occasionally there is cyber security news that could have an impact on your and your friends and family. Microsoft has announced a step-up to it’s personal/family Microsoft 365 by adding a more advanced version of Microsoft Defender to the apps included …
How the threat actors can get ransomware onto your systems
Before any malware can carry out the malicious tasks it was designed to do – it has to get into and infect a host system. This can be done in a variety of ways. It can be something as simple as plugging in an infected USB stick into your computer …
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The world is a better place with less social engineering scams
Here is a good news story: A two month operation – called First Light 2022 – between law enforcement agencies of 76 nations has led to the seizure of millions of pounds of assets and the arrest of thousands. The organised gangs targeted were behind hundreds of telecommunications and social …
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Ransomware is getting nastier
Threat actors, just like any other software developer, are always looking for ways to improve their software. In the case of threat actors this is often done to avoid the mitigation that software vendors have put in place to defend against the malware or patch a vulnerability the threat actors …