We all depend heavily on anti-virus scanners, they are a primary tool on our local machines and servers to combat the simplest of cyber attacks – sending us malware via email. Consequently any techniques developed by bad actors to get malicious packages through those scanner is a major concern. There …
Make sure everyone knows how Multi-factor authentication works
Part of how we, at Smart Thinking, help clients towards secure compliant systems is that we understand that this can only be achieved if everyone from the top down in an organisation understands how their parts in the jigsaw of cybersecurity works. This excerpt, from a longer article by Roger …
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Google strengthens the security of some high profile users
Google gives security keys to 10,000 high-risk users – BBC News You may not be on this list – so you have to take you own steps to be secure. The two things you need to do now are: Activate the multi-factor authentication Get some training in how to recognise …
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Ransomware – remember it will not just go away
There is an article here: Baby’s Death Alleged to Be Linked to Ransomware | Threatpost Looking at the case being brought against Springhill Medical Centre, Mobile, Alabama following a death of a baby due to problems caused in delivering life saving care because the hospital had suffered a ransomware attack. …
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You can take all the defensive steps you can think of then there is a Zero-Day!
A zero-day attack refers to the gap between the “secret” launch of a cyber attack and the subsequent discovery of the attack and mitigation being available. In this gap your defences have not yet been updated because your security vendor is unaware there is problem. Your systems a laid bare …
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