Just like the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), last week, I took a break from posting the Smart Thinking weekly round-up here at Octagon – although over Easter I posted some things which were a bit more fun and/or a longer read:
Vending machines – Absolutely Fabulous – Smart Thinking Solutions
Crypto for the weekend – Smart Thinking Solutions (reader discretion advised)
Is old tech unhackable? – Smart Thinking Solutions
This weekend I am posting a couple of stories to give business owners, directors and senior managers some background information into the current threat landscape. Hopefully these stories will give you some help in evaluating your current cyber security and business continuity readiness. If you spot any issues, it will give you time to fix them.
If you have a Lenovo laptop then you need to scroll down and look at the issues you may be facing!
The biggest story from last week was that a Canadian investigation team announced that they had traced Pegasus spyware to No. 10 Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The UK Government and the NCSC with its international cybersecurity allies, in the Five Eyes, released updated advice this week about the Russia Ukraine conflict – you can find that link and the original NCSC post about what everyone should be doing to strengthen their cyber security in this post:
Advice from the National Cyber Security Centre and the UK Government – actions to take when the cybersecurity risk is high (Russia Ukraine Conflict) – UPDATED 21 April 2022
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!
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
Because It’s Friday – 32 years of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Apollo 11 Moon landing
BlackCat ransomware tracked to at least 60 victims
CISA issues advisories on Drupal and Cisco products
Are you one of the 15,000 organisations using Okta? UPDATED 22 April 2022
Over at Octagon this week
Zero-day security vulnerabilities exploited in 2021
AWS and Log4j – patches break security
Yes people do track a top ten for malware. Do you want to know what the #1 is?
Cyber Civil Defence
Do you have a Lenovo laptop? If so then this post is for you.
What can a hacker do? Swap your BTC address for theirs, when you copy and paste!
US Government offers a reward for information about North Korea illegal cyber activities UPDATED 21 April 2022
NCSC joins other international cybersecurity organisations in issuing fresh advice on the threats due to the Russia Ukraine Conflict 21 April 2022
Oracle Patches
You get the idea that Bruce Schneier does not like cryptocurrencies
Why the Prime Minister needs to be told to “pay close attention” to cybersecurity
An excellent name for a bad thing – “Qakbot”
Cisco’s Webex app could leak audio data
Bug bounties are a vendor’s shortcut to software vulnerabilities
Funky Pigeon suffers a security incident
Has Apple given us a false sense of security when it comes to their App Tracking Transparency
What do cyber-criminals want when they send you a phishing email?
Another Google Chrome patch issued
N0. 10 the target of spyware
Microsoft takes action against cyber crime gangs
Strengthen the Online Safety Bill
Vending machines – Absolutely Fabulous
Crypto for the weekend
North Korean Hackers
Council Tax Rebate Scam
Is old tech unhackable?
Because It’s Friday – Autonomous car flees police. Really I am not making this up!
