This is a weekly round-up of the articles from Smart Thinking Solutions, our specialist cybersecurity, governance and compliance web site.
The articles are mostly quick reads to give you an overview of the cybersecurity threat landscape facing businesses today, with links to the sources. Many of the posts have action points or top tips to help you navigate these threats to your organisations.
Sometimes they are just there to make you smile!
The theme this week seems to be your privacy, your family’s privacy, your friends and colleagues privacy and your business’s management of privacy.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
Because it’s Friday – TTSLTSWBD
Cisco admits to leaving a backdoor open
Reward offered for pipeline attackers
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report
Fishing website hacked
Pegasus spyware
NCSC and the Labour Party – do you need an incident response plan?
Patch Tuesday – Microsoft
Share-trading app Robinhood hit by a data breach
“I just don’t think it’s possible to create a hack-proof computer system” Bruce Schneier
Data privacy decision by UK High Court
Octagon Technology and 365R deals with Shadow IT
The metaverse – and the fight for control of you
UK Online Safety Bill
Pegasus spyware
Recommended Reading – Your digital life
Festive Scams – everyone needs to be vigilant and share your knowledge
