We all still need to be on our guard as the situation between Russia and Ukraine continues. There are stories circulating that hackers on both sides are now moving their interests against countries that are supporting the other side in the conflict. A number of my posts this week highlight why training is a key […]
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 8 April 2022 Read More »
Many of us don’t like to hear about cyber security, and I understand that! This topic may seem too technical, complex or even boring. This may also result from personal beliefs such as: – I have antivirus software on my computer, so my data is safe – cyber attacks happen only to large organisations, which
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Do you know what an .xlsb file is? Hackers do and they are using them in phishing attacks. Phishing attacks have been high on the cyber news cycle this week – with warnings about various groups, not involved in the Russia Ukraine Conflict, taking advantage of the confusion and sending malware and malicious links out
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 1 April 2022 UPDATED Read More »
The Zero Day vulnerability The Zero Day threat is probably one of the biggest cyber security problems any small or medium sized organisation that is doing its own IT and security has to deal with. You rely on your anti-virus to snag any incoming threat to your organisation, but there is a gap between the
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The Russia Ukraine conflict is still the dominant cyber security this week – so I have led on a couple of the most important posts about that issue. However there are a lot of software and hardware vulnerabilities discussed this week – so check against your company’s cybersecurity model to see if they impact you.
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 25 March2022 Read More »
Last week I attended a number of very interesting talks, ranging from those given at my party’s Spring Conference, via a talk from one of the professors at my university to a conference hosted by Computing magazine. A recurring theme seems to be the Digital Divide. What do I mean by the Digital Divide? Well,
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I am still leading on the cyber security threat posed to our systems by the conflict in Ukraine – even though it is slower in coming than most analysts feared – although there are indications that the malicious software is starting to leak out across the internet. Making the advisory by the National Cyber Security
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 18 March2022 Read More »
Yes, it’s π Day again and time to make lots of nerdy maths jokes if you are into that kind of thing. Personally I find it causes me to make lots of irrational but perfectly rounded plans. I thought my email password was the last ten digits of π, and then I remembered that whilst
√-1 8 Σ π – and went back for more! Read More »
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has generated a lot of cyber security news and threats this week. As advised by the National Cyber Security Centre all organisations need to revisit and update as required all their cyber security provisions – we did, and where needed, especially on our internet facing assets, we made changes.
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 11 March2022 Read More »
