Privacy has been back in the news this with the Indian government’s announcement that they will be requiring companies that provide VPN services to record and save for up to five years, user information, so removing the anonymity of the services.
President Putin has raised the cyber security stakes in the Russia Ukraine conflict by authorising retaliation against countries and organisations that have enacted sanctions against Russia. For you and me, and our organisations, it makes reading this pinned post on Smart Thinking and following the links to the NCSC advice very important.
Advice from the National Cyber Security Centre and the UK Government – actions to take when the cybersecurity risk is high (Russia Ukraine Conflict) – UPDATED 5 May 2022
Let’s not forget it was “Star Wars Day” this week. (I remember when the was just called “Star Wars”.)
Happy Star Wars Day
Also coming up this weekend is a very interesting post on the future of passwords (here is a previous post about “no more passwords”).
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
The cost of cyber crime. There is still time to register for our Business Cyber Security Master Class on Monday
Because It’s Friday – James Webb Space Telescope nearly open for business
Remember “Scammers are always out their looking for their next victim”
India in the news – when is privacy not so private? UPDATED 6 May 2022
Researchers discover a long-term cyber espionage campaign originating in China
CISA Cisco updates notifications
GitHub to require 2FA for all users by end of 2023!
Too good to be true – You’ve won! Is it time you and your team got some training to combat social engineering?
NCSC warns of risks with App stores
Anatomy of a RAT attack using a password protected Excel attachment
Privacy gets a boost in Connecticut
Do you know what “business email compromise” is? Better still do you know how to combat this cyber security attack?
CISA cyber security advisories – exploits, cisco devices, Firefox
That selfie you posted online gives more away about you than you thought…
Microsoft Exchange attacked again
Flaw discovered in third-party code libraries used by hundreds of vendors
Google report on cyber threats in Eastern Europe
University of Essex data breach
Happy Star Wars Day
If you have an Aruba or Avaya switch – then this post is for you
Pegasus Spyware – if you are a Prime Minister – anywhere – then watch out…
More malware on the rise – cybergangs are using new malware Bumblebee
Cloudflare has big boots!
Remember paying the ransom will not always bring back the data – take steps now
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 29 April 2022
More things to think about when it comes to AI
DeFi and smart contracts back in the spotlight with more thefts
Russia Ukraine hacking – remember malware can easily spread across the internet missing its intended target…
If the cyber-gangs are better funded than the police – what happens? What’s your cyber security budget?
Microsoft Edge with a “VPN”
Lapsus$, Okta and hacks by teenagers
Cyber threat from Ukraine Russia conflict is growing as the invasion progresses
CISA updates to be aware for Cisco devices and Google Chrome
Redline information stealer malware targets Internet Explorer
Malware in the wild – Emotet
CISA updates the destructive/wiper malware advisory
Because It’s Friday – an ethical dilemma UPDATED 1 May 2022
