Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
EOL – End of Life. With hardware this can mean that when the iPhone is dropped down the toilet or the laptop is dropped down the stairs, they have reached the end of their service life. But usually it is something more subtle – hardware reaches EOL when vendors stop …
The threat actors do not stand still when it comes to cyber-attacks, they are constantly evolving new attack vectors as we start to understand and combat the current ones. Keeping up with these changes, especially when it comes to phishing emails – which is one of the most common ways …
Like an aging film star the computer virus has a number of birthdays – here is one of them: Computer viruses are celebrating their 40th birthday (well, 54th, really) – SANS Internet Storm Center This article also includes the fact that the computer virus is dead! Although you still need …
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This is an excellent article by Xavier Mertens, with a video that demonstrates how a keylogger on your computer will defeat even the most complex of passwords. A Python MP3 Player with Builtin Keylogger Capability – SANS Internet Storm Center Your takeaway from this Have a policy in place stating …
Continue reading “The truth about keyloggers and how easy it is to get the unwary to download one…”
Apple has issued updates across it’s range: This includes a fix for a zero-day issue that impacts Safari on vulnerable iOS, macOS, and tvOS devices, opening a malicious web page. Apple Updates Everything – New 0 Day in WebKit – SANS Internet Storm Center These should all be on “automatic …
