Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Now your Linux servers will be encrypted with a new variant of the IceFire ransomware.. You do not have Linux, then the malware will switch to its Windows version. IceFire ransomware now encrypts both Linux and Windows systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware will always be adapting – you need to as well. …
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The BlackLotus malware is going to be a problem – Microsoft Window’s cyber security stance relies on a the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot. If it can be compromised then all Windows users could have a problem. Even Windows 11 users. Here is Bruce Schneier’s view of the …
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Threat actors are always looking for the opportunity to abuse someone’s trust, exploit a tragedy or take advantage of something in the news, etc. etc. etc.. ChatGPT is in the news. Earlier this year, the popular artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT service started to charge for access and this has prompted …
Extended security updates for Windows 7 ends tomorrow 10 January 2023. You should not be using this operating systems anywhere. This includes any industrial or control machinery you have. When I spoke with my team, the last Windows 7 PC they remembered replacing was a C&C control PC during lock …
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Threat actors have been taking advantage of an exploited set of Microsoft credentials to embed ransomware attacks into signed drivers: Microsoft-signed malicious Windows drivers used in ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) And LockBit got through the cyber security defences of California’s Department of Finance: LockBit claims attack on California’s Department of Finance …
