Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The quote comes from an article by Johannes Ullrich on SANS Internet Storm that gives some excellent advice for anyone or any organisation about online cybercrime around natural and manmade disasters that are in the news. Hurricane Helene Aftermath – Cyber Security Awareness Month – SANS Internet Storm Center In …
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I had to quote, Simon Sharwood, from The Register, as the headline for this article. He has written an excellent article on how organised threat actors keep records of who they have successfully attacked in the past, so they can go back and try again. Scammers double-dip by offering help …
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Following my article earlier this week to warn you to be on the look out for scams – theft attempts – based around the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Bleeping Computer is reporting that the cybercriminals are actively exploiting the situation looking to steal money and data: Cybercriminals …
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…internet scams. But for scam read theft! I am always trying to raise the awareness of any active online criminal activity associated with any human event or disaster. This week’s candidate is the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Since the collapse, even though I am not a SVB customer …
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I wrote about the potential of scams around the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria last week: Earthquake = Scams – Smart Thinking Solutions Now the BBC has a report that looks at the scams that are happening: Scammers profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake – BBC News These people know no …
