Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Before we start: At Smart Thinking and Octagon Technology we think protecting children and vulnerable people from threat actors on the internet is extremely important – but the action taken need to be technically and securely effective and not impact the privacy of law abiding citizens. Now onto the post… …
The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
Update 20 July 2022 – Amazon is taking positive action against fake reviews I am sure you check the reviews on Amazon products before you buy, I know I do, and it has influenced my buying decisions more than once. So it is obviously important that these can be relied …
Software is complex, we understand that. Which is why we accept patches and updates to fix functionality and security issues. However when Microsoft gets it wrong – you have to winder why they did not test more – it is their code. Microsoft’s latest security patch troubles Windows 11 users …
There has been a flurry of WordPress security and vulnerability articles over the past week or so. It is no surprise that the world’s most popular website builder is a target for threat actors, especially as Automatic’s core code can be added to with third-party, open-source or even self-written plugins, …
