Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 16 July 2022

I am on leave – hence the round-up is a day late this week, although I posted cyber security stories all week and a post for Octagon, whilst sitting on the balcony on the sun.

Question. When do you have to think about cyber security? Answer. Oh…

Of course you can keep up with the news daily by going direct to:

Smart Thinking Solutions – Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom

Current cyber security news is vital for any good cyber security plan, as I explained in the post below, which also includes instructions on how to get the news delivered directly to Outlook:

Why keeping up with cyber-security news is important

The cybersecurity news is wide ranging this week, but ransomware as ever is in the news:

Ransomware, probably the biggest cyber security threat to organisations

By the time you read this Microsoft would have reinstated it’s macro protection, yet another flip-flop on what is a really good idea – by default disable macros from the web in Office applications.

Microsoft is also in the news as July’s Patch Tuesday has had issues – lots of them…

And then there is coffee… and Super heroes

I’ll be at Smart Thinking everyday this week and back here as usual on Friday.

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

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Because It’s Friday – A guide to computer terms from 1981 and good advice for computer users in 2022

Anonymous browsing – not anymore

H0lyGh0st ransomware targets small and medium businesses

OpenDocument files distributing stealth malware – make sure your team can recognise these types of attack.

Has the July’s Patch Tuesday broken Access applications?

Ransomware victims in a searchable database for threat actors to access!

Juniper Network security updates released

As predicted Log4j is going to be a problem for a long time

More Lenovo Laptop firmware vulnerabilities

Android Malware installed on over 3,ooo,ooo devices

A few of the ransomware stories in the media at the moment – to give you some idea of the scale of the cyber security risk you have to plan for. Do you need training?

Now bad reviews are becoming a cyber criminal’s choice of attack

The Online Safety Bill is delayed until the Conservatives can make their minds ups!

I have told everyone to use MFA so I do not need to think about more cyber security! UPDATED 14 July 2022

CISA adds one known vulnerability to it’s database for Microsoft Windows

CISA security patch advisories

Spectre-based attack on older AMD chips

More and more phishing attacks – each with their own special touch to exploit the trust of your people!

Yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday – get it done and check everyone else is getting it done as well…

Very, very occasionally a ransomware attack has a happy ending! However do you need training in cyber security planning?

Not the comic software I use…

Social Engineering to breach security – fake subscription renewals

Ransomware passing its self off as Google patches

Patches for Enterprise

Information leaks because of messaging apps – does it impact you?

You really should not be using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 but if you are…

The Rolling Pwn Attack – Honda drivers beware! UPDATED

The story of Pegasus spyware continues UPDATED 12 July 2022

Oh No! Microsoft appears to have rolled back it’s macro protection… UPDATED 12 July 2022

Conti – the cyber gang that is never far from the action

What is the UK’s official response to Chinese cyber aggression?

Ukraine Russia cyber conflict being spread by Hacktivists

NCSC and the ICO say – Don’t pay the malware ransom

Cyber criminals start an actual fire at a plant

A new term “typo-squatting”

Bug bounties being offered by the Pentagon

Near-undetectable malware

Are you trying to improve your organisation’s cyber security? Lessons from the largest data theft ever. UPDATED 11 July 2022.

What is a cryptopocalypse?

National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 8 July 2022

Cisco has released security updates across it’s product range

.html Email attachment threats

WebRTC zero-day fix available for Microsoft Edge

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