Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
With the UK Online Safety Bill, on hold at the moment as the Conservatives choose a new Prime Minister for the United Kingdom, here are a couple of stories from around the world where authorities have seized PII information – with or without due process: Amazon Handed Ring Videos to …
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There is evidence emerging that Russian cyber gangs – both freelance and state sponsored – are spreading their attacks to countries who are support Ukraine in conflict: Russian ‘Hacktivists’ Are Causing Trouble Far Beyond Ukraine | WIRED UK Russian hackers declare war on 10 countries after failed Eurovision DDoS attack …
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Here is some excellent advice, from Matt Burgess, over on Wired UK, about Instagram scams: How to Avoid the Worst Instagram Scams | WIRED UK One of the best bits of advice to remember is that threat actors and scammers quickly congregate to any big story or human tragedy, such …
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TrustPid calls their pseudo-anonymous tokens “a secure and privacy-friendly” however research has shown that the claims may be more than the reality. Remember the internet runs on use of your personal information… when you share it. ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm | WIRED UK It appears that the …
This report by Adam Janofsky at The Record shows some dipping in the number of reported ransomware attacks over the past few weeks. However there has been a measured increase in the activity of the ransomware gang LockBit. Ransomware tracker: the latest figures [June 2022] – The Record by Recorded …
