The zero-day threat is a serious one for any vendor or organisation to deal with and you should understand how it can defeat your technical defences. Here is a three-part mini-series that takes you through the zero-day threat in a straightforward way so you can make some decisions on how …
Insider Threat – How would you feel if someone betrayed your trust?
What is the Insider Threat? The insider threat is one of the most difficult cyber security issues to deal with as it involves someone you trust betraying that trust behind your back. They betray that trust and exploit the access they have to privileged information or processes. Unfortunately the insider …
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Here is a twist on the insider threat – UPDATE
This post was originally published on 23 May 2023. He got three years and seven months in prison: IT worker jailed for impersonating ransomware gang to extort employer (bleepingcomputer.com) Original Post I wrote a series of articles for CyberAwake on the risks and threats to your cyber security of a …
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Infected USB Drives
It is a very old attack, infect a USB stick and leave it somewhere. Who ever finds it may (will) plug it into a computer to see what is on it. It is human nature. If leaving the infected drive in Starbucks seems to random – then post them out …
The Zero-day Threat
I am involved in an IT/Cyber Security Audit this week – so I am pushed for time to produce articles a Wednesday article for Smart Thinking. Zero-day What I can give you is all three parts of my Zero-day mini-series that I completed last week: The Zero-day Threat – What …