The Canadian based Citizen Lab has released a report about the use of the Pegasus spyware in Mexico: New Pegasus Spyware Abuses Identified in Mexico – The Citizen Lab Each time one of these well researched reports is published it seems to make the claims that these cyber weapon producing …
The Optus hack – UPDATED 29 September 2022
I started writing about this hack on 27 September 2022 Update 29 September 2022 Here is the take from the BBC: Optus: How a massive data breach has exposed Australia – BBC News Update 28 September 2022 This is becoming a very odd story – millions of bit of personal …
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At last, the real issue when big (or small) companies get hacked and control of collected PII is lost…
If you force all of your users to register to use the device or features, they have purchased and as part of that compulsory registration you collect sensitive and personally identifiable information – then make sure your cyber security is up to the job of protecting this information. Samsung is …
More security and privacy in the latest Windows 11 release
Here is an excellent outline of the latest security features updated or included in the new release of Microsoft Windows 11, by Jeff Burt over on The Register: What you’ll need to use Windows 11 22H2’s security features • The Register
The Online Safety Bill
The Conservatives having spent the summer choosing our new Prime Minister, will let the MPs return to work and The Online Safety Bill will be back in the House. I have written about this bill and its ups and downs a lot. I like the protection it gives to the …