How cheap it is for threat actors, who are less technically able, to set up a technically complex attack has been a theme on the blog over the last few weeks. More low-level cyber criminals joining in Budget friendly malware increases your risk Here is another article showing that the …
The wrong Lincoln College closes
I saw the news last week that Lincoln College had closed because of cyber attacks – I was obviously attracted to the story as we live near to Lincoln, here in the UK, but it was not that Lincoln College. Because of my teaching commitments the story of the US …
The cyber crime gig economy
This is a really interesting blog from Microsoft examining cyber crime from the prospective of a law abiding real world economic model: Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself – Microsoft Security Blog Cyber-gangs have been shaping themselves as real businesses for a while, with business …
Happy Birthday WannaCry – but don’t expect a card from the NHS
All through my Masters course, the NHS WannaCry incident was an excellent reference to include in any paper I was writing. I use the incident in our online training course, CyberAwake, various articles I have written (and will write), in courses I run and just yesterday in the Cyber Security …
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Is the REvil cyber crime gang back? Do you have a plan to deal with ransomware?
The Register has an article looking at the evidence that the notorious REvil cyber gang is back in operation: New ransomware samples indicate REvil’s return – researchers • The Register Do you have your ransomware defences and incident response plans in place.