Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I have written a lot about the fact that many cyber attacks include an element of social engineering, to tease the victim into lowering their guard and doing what the threat actor wants. Here is an excellent example of that, described by Xavier Mertens on SANS Internet Storm, where the …
There has been a terrible series of earthquakes in Syria and Turkey – so expect the amount of scam traffic email, texts and websites to leap up in the coming days as the scammers take advantage of people’s suffering and other’s compassion. This article by Johannes Ullrich has some very …
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday but first Apple. SANS Internet Storm Diary has a comprehensive report of the range of Apple updates: Apple Updates Everything – SANS Internet Storm Center Here is the Apple release page: Apple security updates – Apple Support They should be automatic – but you never know …
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There is an interesting article over on SANS Internet Storm today – Johannes Ullrich has been tracking some public vulnerabilities in D-Link and Netgear devices that are not mentioned on the vendor pages and for many there are no patches available: What’s the deal with these router vulnerabilities? – SANS …
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Although this series of cyber-attacks is closely associated with the Ukraine/Russia conflict you should expect to see other cyber criminals adopting similar tactics: Ukraine Themed Twitter Spam Pushing iOS Scareware – SANS Internet Storm Centre This article by Johannes Ullrich shows the web of accounts that threat actors weave across …
