Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
With the huge increase in online shopping and deliveries over the past couple of years, these have become one of the favourite attack vectors for cyber criminals. Usually it is some type of impersonation/social engineering attack via email, with the intention to steal sensitive information from you. Just be very …
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Here is a cyber security threat, that could get into your business and not be detected by your anti-virus. It is not a zero day vulnerability, it just does not get detected! CinaRAT Delivered Through HTML ID Attributes – SANS Internet Storm Centre This is where training comes in to …
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Here are the results from the NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition. Schoolgirls across the UK crowned winners at cyber… – NCSC.GOV.UK Congratulations to “CtrlAltElite” – NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition – Smart Thinking Solutions
My University study partner, is an IT teacher at Girvan Academy, near Ayr, and some of his students entered the NCSC CyberFirst Girls Competition Scotland and WON. The team called themselves CtrlAltElite. Congratulations from everyone here at Octagon and Smart Thinking Solutions. Schoolgirls across the UK poised to battle for …
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“Do not make decisions about privacy unless you are equipped to do so” This means before entering into any deal that involves the sharing of information, you are accountable for, make sure the correct technical questions have been have been answered correctly. If you cannot ask them and if you …
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