Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
…and it can be exploited with very little technical knowledge. ChatGPT is an AI driven, chatbot, with powerful adaptable capabilities. During the open testing phase it has been used to write essays, papers and poetry and researching on new topics, among other tasks all to a “human” standard. Now human …
Continue reading “A new attack vector just round the corner…”
This post was first published on 22 December 2022. Update 4 January 2023 The story has moved on and The Guardian has contacted the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to report the breach. Staff are still being told to work from home. No information about what data may have been impacted …
Continue reading “One of my trusted sources hit but a suspected ransomware attack UPDATED”
I have been hanging onto this article for a few weeks now – and in a normal week this would be part of the weekend read project, but it is Christmas week and so you get the weekend on Thursday – you also got “Because It’s Friday” on Thursday! All …
President Biden’s government has set up The Joint Ransomware Task Force, to co-ordinate State and Federal responses to ransomware: US finds its ‘center of gravity’ in the fight against ransomware – The Record by Recorded Future
Threat actors have been taking advantage of an exploited set of Microsoft credentials to embed ransomware attacks into signed drivers: Microsoft-signed malicious Windows drivers used in ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) And LockBit got through the cyber security defences of California’s Department of Finance: LockBit claims attack on California’s Department of Finance …
