Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Ransomware is probably the most serious cyber security threat any organisation has to deal with. The threat actors are relentless with their efforts to infect both targeted victims and victims of opportunity. The usual ways in are a phishing email or infected webpage, with a convincing social engineering message. Here …
A series of phishing attacks are being run using infected .zip files distributed via Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams phishing attack pushes DarkGate malware (bleepingcomputer.com) The zip file says it is a vacation schedule – but it is not really. A quick look at the article will show you how convincing …
St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council has reported a ransomware attack and is working with authorities to investigate and deal with the issues. Details are not available yet of any data theft of citizen’s information or extortion but it has had an impact on the council services St Helens Council still …
…but isn’t that what a scammer would say? Here is an interesting situation to start off the cyber news week. How do you convince people your official website and service is not a scam? The Government is constantly having to do this for their Household Response Service. UK gov keeps …
A very effective way to reduce phishing email is to enforce only receiving email from reputable email services. If you have not heard of this type of email protection then it is time to get in contact with us. However if the threat actors have a method of hijacking one …
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