Other cyber security stories have really overtaken the log4j/log4shell issue, but it is still out there and sometimes, because developers are so dependent on the framework, patches lead to more issues. Here is an example where even the biggest organisations have problems: Amazon Web Services Log4j patches blew holes in …
Why keeping up with the cyber security news is important
Here is something I wrote for the Octagon Technology blog last month. It started out looking at the zero-day issue and then explored the tools available to create “defence in depth” cyber security and finished with an explanation of how you can keep up with this blog in using Outlook …
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Zero Day attacks – are always going to be a problem and now the cyber-criminals are getting faster at exploiting them
Hackers are getting faster at exploiting zero-day flaws. That’s going to be a problem for everyone | ZDNet For my full story on this cyber security problem we all face see here at Octagon Technology.
Three Zero Day vulnerabilities in APC UPS units
Check yours now if you have an APC UPS (uninterruptible power supply). TLStorm exploits expose more than 20 million UPS units to takeover. Was yours one of them? | TechRepublic Here is an example of a peripheral part of your computer systems being vulnerable to attack and from there hackers …
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Counting Cows Chinese Cyber Crime
If it was not so serious, with a title like this I would have saved this for “Because It’s Friday” post. China exploited cow-counting app to spy on US, says Mandiant • The Register A report by cyber security firm Mandiant outlines how the Chinese state sponsored hacking group Double …
