TikTok has been in the news lately as governments and organisations around the world ban the app from official devices over security concerns and TikTok sharing information with the Chinese Government. Is TikTok a security risk? – Smart Thinking Solutions The cyber security risks of TikTok are complex, but organisations …
School data compromised
Ransomware can happen to any organisation. Tanbridge House School in West Sussex has paid an unstated fee to keep their information out of the public domain and secret following a ransomware attack. Students and teachers at English high school impacted by ransomware attack (therecord.media) However The Ransom House cyber criminals still …
Watch where you download your Tor browser from…
…or any other software. Governments around the world, including for instance Russia, ban Tor web sites from the internet in their countries as it is a very effective way for users to conceal their IP address from authorities. However this had led to a rise in other sites offering Tor …
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Extortion Ransomware
I have a couple of articles over on CyberAwake looking at the issue of extortion ransomware and offering some tips for small and medium organisations on how to protect their information using tools they already have. From Encryption Ransomware To Extortion Ransomware Part I From Encryption Ransomware to Extortion Ransomware …
Infected and you didn’t even know it…
When I am delivering the cyber awareness training – and people relax, realising I really mean it when I say there are no stupid questions – I often get asked “how do I know if my computer was infected?”. Usually just before being asked about the length of a piece …
