Globally the payments made in response to a ransomware attack have dropped significantly in the last year. Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown | Cybercrime | The Guardian This is attributed to authorities and law enforcement agencies having successes with their investigations and prosecutions and a refusal …
Celebrity Phishing Attack
On his own confession – Nick clicked on a link in what looked like a genuine email from X and then lost control of his account. The email had explained that he had made a post that had violated X’s rules and his account was going to be closed – …
Ransomware Gangs are obviously looking for the big fish!
The Indian company Tata is probably one of the big fish that threat actors were wishing to catch. Plenty of data, lots of worldwide customers and a bank account that can pay a reasonable ransom. Indian tech giant Tata Technologies hit by ransomware attack It appears from initial press releases …
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Get Organised – A Primer
This Back-to-Basics Primer originally started life as a theme for the Octagon Technology newsletter and evolved into a cyber security primer as it contained a range of useful articles relating to cyber security. Get Organised Month: Make a Vision Board Get Organised at Smart Thinking Solutions Organising your Files Get …
Only for grown-ups – Privacy Issues
I have an article published on CyberAwake today looking at social media and app privacy. Social Media and Privacy – CyberAwake Remember that good privacy can lead to good cyber security. If you keep something a secret then it makes it that much harder for a threat actor to attack. …
