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Posted on 20 April 202220 April 2022

An excellent name for a bad thing – “Qakbot”

phishing email threat

It is a package included in a phishing email attack – it is in the wild, now. Brad on the SANS Internet Storm Diary has described the chain of events for an infection, which includes screenshots of what the email and package looks like. “aa” distribution Qakbot (Qbot) infection with …

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Posted on 14 April 202215 April 2022

I like this article – PATCH NOW – basically get the latest Patch Tuesday Microsoft updates on all devices

software patches are essential cybersecurity

The title says it all – here is Johannes’ article for the details: An Update on CVE-2022-26809 – MSRPC Vulnerability – PATCH NOW – SANS Internet Storm Centre Microsoft’s advice: CVE-2022-26809

Posted on 13 April 202213 April 2022

Are your patches and updates being done everywhere?

software patches are essential cybersecurity

Patch Tuesday has come around again – and time for you check that ALL your updates and patches are up to date – not just your Microsoft ones. I know they are supposed to happen automatically but check anyway! Microsoft April 2022 Patch Tuesday – Sans Internet Storm Centre Microsoft’s …

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Posted on 8 April 20228 April 2022

Combat Phishing. Octagon has done this – have you?

Social Engineering and Email Cyber Security Training

Johannes has written a good article, on Sans Internet Storm, on how to aid the fight on phishing emails – set up “Brand Indicators for Message Identification” (BIMI) for your email. We did this a few months ago over at Octagon Technology (I still have to set it up here …

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Posted on 6 April 20227 April 2022

Malware in the wild – in an Excel file sent out by email. Could you spot it?

Office macros slide

Here is a classic phishing email attack – millions of potential emails could contain this, could you spot it? It also includes the dreaded “Enable Macro” request. Windows MetaStealer Malware – Sans Internet Storm Centre Windows MetaStealer Malware – SANS Internet Storm Center

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