I have many discussions with clients about this topic – over-sharing. Whether it is in their social media, on their website or even on the notice board in the reception area. These snippets of information that are readily available without “hacking” are called OSINT – open source intelligence. The Internet …
The end of the password as we know it…
…pssst. I have a secret. What’s the password? Passwords have been around forever. In the Bible the password was “shibboleth”, the Romans had “watchwords”, “tessera” is Latin for password and who could forget “Open Sesame”. In our connected, digital world we all depend on them and have depended on them …
More on Device Security
This is a very good follow on article from – When hardware reaches EOL | Smart Thinking Solutions. Device cyber security is rarely taken seriously by organisations or individuals and it is really important when that device is connected to the internet, and what device today is not connected to …
Has Sellafield been hacked?
The UK Government denies that Sellafield, the nuclear research and processing site located on the Cumbria coast, has been infected with malware since 2015. Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China | The Guardian The fears are that some of the mist confidential information stored on …
Because It’s Friday – Fossils and Cheese!
I have two things for you this week for Because It’s Friday. Something quick from Randal Munro’s over on xkcd .com that I just found funny: Fossil – xkcd.com I cannot see either Dr. Alan Grant or Dr. Ellie Sattler doing this. The second is a high-tech cheese article I …
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