We all depend on the various technical cyber security solutions we deploy, firewalls, anti-virus, end point detection and response (EDR), there are many names and the threat actors know we depend on them. So it should come as no surprise that there are attacks, that first attempt to disable these …
It is a while since I have written about Ransomware
Once ransomware gets into an organisation, usually through some type of phishing attack, that organisation will have a problem that will cost it money and will damage its reputation. So, anything that makes it easier for ransomware attacks to flourish and increase has to be bad news for every organisation …
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Sophos impersonated
The trusted anti-virus and cyber security company Sophos is being impersonated by a threat actor, who have taken the name SophosEncrypt. Cybersecurity firm Sophos impersonated by new SophosEncrypt ransomware (bleepingcomputer.com) Their aim to get their ransomware onto your computers. Two takeaways from this: If the offer looks too good to …
Do you have a Sophos Firewall?
We manage a number for our clients and have udated them – have you? 4,000+ buggy Sophos firewalls still vulnerable to RCE flaw • The Register Do you know if you even have one? Does your IT company update it for you? You should know.
Ransomware attacks are down – but here is why the headline statistic is not going to help with your cyber security…
A report from SonicWall shows that the number of Ransomware has dropped over the past months – however this is not the good news it appears to be as they have only dropped from the record highs of 2020/2021 and are still way above levels previous to that. 2022 SonicWall …
