Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has had to write off about £2m of fees because of the hack they suffered in 2020 in which they lost a substantial amount of data. But the true cost of the cyber security incident remains unknown. Full cost of 2020 cyber attack on …
Here is another example of a phishing attack, from SANS Internet Diary – although I am not sure the average user will know what to do with an ISO file? The attack is interesting as it uses Base 64 to obscure it from detection. Malicious ISO Embedded in an HTML …
Continue reading “Training is everything when it comes to phishing emails”
This a complex, but easily implemented by the hackers, hoax, being run by cyber criminals right now. It is based around COVID-19 home testing kits and the subsequent results. Cybercriminals are exploiting COVID-19 tests in phishing attacks – TechRepublic Phishing Emails The vector for the attack is primarily through email …
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It is always good to know the latest ways hackers are trying to deceive you. An obvious way to make you feel comfortable with their junk email is to make it look like a legitimate security tool report. Here is a good example reported by SANS Internet Diary of just …
Continue reading “More phishing spam – education is the best defence”
Then check out this short video from BBC News: What is ransomware and how does it work? – BBC News
