Once upon a time I would be lectured by Mac users on how Macs did not get malware or computer viruses. This was probably because the user base was not big enough to attract threat actors. Today however things are very different. Macs are as vulnerable as any other computer …
Zero-day Google Chrome vulnerability
Emergency patches have been issued for Google Chrome to address a vulnerability that is being exploited in the wild. Google fixes another Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) If your team uses Chrome then check these patches have been done. We use Google Chrome and we know our patching …
Octagon Technology’s Security Operations Centre is Online
Our Security Operations Centre (SOC) is now operational and our first clients are already benefiting from our continuous 24/7 monitoring, analysis, alert and response service. You could as well… Why you need a Security Operations Centre Here is a great quote from the director of the Security Operations Centre: A …
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Hiding in plain sight
I am often asked how threat actors get their malicious packages past both the latest technical monitoring and a well-trained staff. The quick answer is the hackers are always looking for and changing to new attack vectors – such as this one: MalDoc in PDFs: Hiding malicious Word docs in …
The wrong way to manage security patches…
…let the UK Government scrutinise your security patches before you are allowed to publish them to your vulnerable customers! Sounds like a bad dream. Read on. Security Patches are Important Alarm surrounds a clause in the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act. According to the proposed legislation, tech firms will be mandated …
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