Last week was Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday. I am reminding you for two reasons. Some people will be having holidays now, because the schools have gone back – we are – which means those members of your team may not be fully patched yet. Check. Better still have a system …
“Scum keep databases of the people they’ve already skimmed”
I had to quote, Simon Sharwood, from The Register, as the headline for this article. He has written an excellent article on how organised threat actors keep records of who they have successfully attacked in the past, so they can go back and try again. Scammers double-dip by offering help …
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People always forget about the paper when it comes to cyber security!
Before we start – this article looks at the cyber security risk paper poses to an organisation: If you want evidence that paper is a cyber security problem you need to get to grips with, have a look at this article in the recent news: Student’s flimsy bin bags blamed …
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Data for Sale
The auction house Christie’s has been hit by a ransomware attack, and their data is now being held to ransom. The RansomHub gang says they have seven days too pay – well probably less than that now. Auctioneer Christie’s confirms criminals stole clients’ data • The Register The incident also …
Password 1234
I did not bother with World Password Day – it used to be a useful thing, but as far as I am concerned when it comes to business cyber security every day is World Password Day – passwords are so important to understand and get right – have a look …
