Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
In the first part of this article on how ransomware has changed, we looked at the actual attacks, today we are going to look at ransomware payments. Ransomware. Pay up? In the early days of ransomware, paying for the decryption key was an option. Although back then most people who …
Laura Kuenssberg has an excellent essay over on the BBC looking in depth at the new UK Online Safety laws: New online safety rules are here but as tech races ahead, expect changes – BBC News It is worth reading. Your Takeaway These online safety rules are already out of …
On the one hand – Meta gets caught exploiting privacy loopholes in browsers: Your Privacy is important | Smart Thinking Solutions But on the other hand they want to join the BBC and Apple contesting the UK Government’s privacy laws. WhatsApp backs Apple in its legal row with the UK …
Continue reading “Privacy your flexible friend – according to Meta”
…ask the UK Government, HMRC and the UK taxpayer who will ultimately pay the bill. Here is Faarea Masud’s report on the HMRC cyber-attack: Scammers stole £47m from HMRC in phishing attack – BBC News Your Takeaway Here is what I have to say on phishing attacks and how to …
The secure messaging app Signal has made the news recently with various members of the US Government using it to avoid accountability (possibly) and to inappropriately share their thoughts on secret operations with journalists and then the rest of the world (accually). I am a Signal user – I like …
