Here is an article by Brian Stone, from TechRepublic, looking at the possibility and in the implications of such an action, following a statement by the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Russia may try to dodge sanctions using ransomware payments, warns US Treasury | TechRepublic
DDoS attacks increase in 2021
Denial of Service attacks or Distributed Denial of Service attacks are cyber security attacks where a website is flooded with malicious traffic making it unusable. Research by Radware, found these attacks had greatly increased in 2021 – where it was also discovered that ransomware gangs have been using these attacks …
Three Zero Day vulnerabilities in APC UPS units
Check yours now if you have an APC UPS (uninterruptible power supply). TLStorm exploits expose more than 20 million UPS units to takeover. Was yours one of them? | TechRepublic Here is an example of a peripheral part of your computer systems being vulnerable to attack and from there hackers …
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More bad news for Nvidia – and advice for them (and you) on risk and mitigation – updated
This post was originally published on 5 March 2022 In the among the data recently stolen from Nvidia, a certificate has been found that can be used to sign malware aimed at Windows machines. What this means is the software will be exploiting the built in “trust” that Microsoft and …
Privacy Enhancements
As part of the “weekend read” and because the BBC promoted a version of it’s news via the privacy enhanced Tor network, I have gathered together some links describing further software and configurations designed to keep your information private. “Browse Privately. Explore Freely.” Tor Project | Anonymity Online Privacy when …
Hackers take advantage of any situation
Malicious phishing emails are the easiest way a bad actor can get inside your security perimeter. “Eighty-four percent of organizations were phishing victims last year, 59% of whom were hit with ransomware.” Brandon Vigliarolo, from Tech Republic They will also exploit any situation: Phishing campaign targets European officials assisting in …
Just in case you missed the memo – ransomware gets to you in phishing emails
Ransomware infections top list of the most common results of phishing attacks | TechRepublic I have to quote Brandon Vigliarolo, from Tech Republic: “Eighty-four percent of organizations were phishing victims last year, 59% of whom were hit with ransomware. Why, then, do less than a quarter of boards think ransomware …
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