Just in case you thought because I have not been writing about it, that ransomware has gone away, threat actors have launched yet another version of everyone’s worse nightmare malware. New Eldorado ransomware targets Windows, VMware ESXi VMs (bleepingcomputer.com) Eldorado ransomware attacks and all the usual suspects, encrypting both Linux …
Back-to-Basics – The Collection III
Having come back from a week’s holiday, I have been busy catching up, so this week the Wednesday Bit about reminding you about my collection of Back-to-Basics cyber security primers. Why am I doing this? Because we can all benefit from some cyber security training, whatever our level of expertise. The articles …
Back-to-Basics – A Phishing Email Primer
I am having a break this week from the “Wednesday Bit”, but what I do have for you is my today is my completed Phishing Email Primer. However my track record for these Back-to-Basics mini-series is that they do not stay “complete” for very long, so do keep an eye …
Is your ransomware plan to pay the ransom?
Well if it is, that can be expensive in money and reputation – it may even get you into the press, so everyone can see what you did. Panera Bread likely paid a ransom in March ransomware attack (bleepingcomputer.com) In the UK there is also this advice to consider: It …
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Cyber Security Patches and Updates
We have been regularly visiting the US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), it is one of our go-to sources for cyber security information. However it is a while since we have looked at CISA and the security patches and advice they supply – the week of Microsoft’s Patch …
