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21 April 202221 April 2022

NCSC joins other international cybersecurity organisations in issuing fresh advice on the threats due to the Russia Ukraine Conflict 21 April 2022

Cyber security organisations around the world have issued joint advisories to organisations and individuals about the developing threats from the Russia Ukraine Conflict. UK joins international partners to issue advice on latest… – NCSC.GOV.UK CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Issue Advisory on Demonstrated Threats and Capabilities of Russian State-Sponsored …

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20 April 202220 April 2022

An excellent name for a bad thing – “Qakbot”

It is a package included in a phishing email attack – it is in the wild, now. Brad on the SANS Internet Storm Diary has described the chain of events for an infection, which includes screenshots of what the email and package looks like. “aa” distribution Qakbot (Qbot) infection with …

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19 April 202221 April 2022

What do cyber-criminals want when they send you a phishing email?

Social Engineering and Email Cyber Security Training

Following research by Check Point it seems half the time they want to steal your LinkedIn credentials. So the takeaway from this is – if an unexpected email directs you to a LinkedIn log-in or requests your LinkedIn credentials then the chances are you have been had. QUIT before giving …

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14 April 202214 April 2022

“…bombarded with ransomware.”

Ransomware is one of the biggest cyber security threats organisations and individuals have to deal with and it is so easy for the hacker to get the malware to you – just send you and email. In your rush to deal with your email you mistakeningly open an attachment or …

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14 April 202214 April 2022

Why keeping up with the cyber security news is important

Magnifying glass looking for a zero-day attack

Here is something I wrote for the Octagon Technology blog last month. It started out looking at the zero-day issue and then explored the tools available to create “defence in depth” cyber security and finished with an explanation of how you can keep up with this blog in using Outlook …

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