Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The Ragnar Locker cyber criminals is reported by the FBI to have hit over 50 critical infrastructure organizations across the US. Sectors hit include finance, Government agencies, manufacturing production and ICT and tech companies. Ragnar Locker ransomware hits critical infrastructure • The Register
The original article was published on 1 March 2022. I am often asked my opinion of cyber security insurance, particularly if I think it will cover a particular type of incident and loss. I have been asked for my opinion on the tendency for some cyber security companies to bundle …
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National Security Agency – Wikipedia Here is a report from Pangu Lab, a Chinese cyber security company, about possible state sponsored hacking by the US, through the NSA. Details of an NSA Hacking Operation – Schneier on Security Chinese Cybersecurity Company Doxes Apparent NSA Hacking Operation (vice.com)
Here is a longer read for a Saturday by Luke Winkie at The Guardian. Something to read whilst having a coffee. Is this the new face of organized crime? Decoding Razzlekhan, the rapping bitcoin fraudster | Bitcoin | The Guardian Of course Netflix is going to make a series about …
Something to read whilst having a coffee this morning – it’s fun. Here is a follow up story to our “F12” hacking Governor – Mike Parson – from police department, he demanded investigate journalist Josh Renaud. So what great crime did the journalist commit – he used the F12 key …
Before we start keep your finger away from that F12 key. In Missouri the Governor believes that a journalist using F12, on a badly coded website run by his state government, would cost the taxpayers of that state $50m! Missouri ends effort to prosecute ‘view source’ journalist • The Register …
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“1,070 percent increase in ransomware attacks year-over-year between July 2020 and June 2021″ (Microsoft, 2022) A joint report by Britain, the US and Australia highlights the sophisticated international threat from organised cyber attacks. Universities and schools were among the top targets in UK according to the NCSC. Joint advisory highlights …
