I was away on leave last week, hence the round-up is on Monday and not Friday. Some of the Articles on Smart Thinking were shorter this week, again because I was on holiday, but they are still important to you if you want to maintain awareness of the cyber security landscape.
The advice to organisations in relation to the Ukraine Russia conflict has been updated:
We tried something new last Friday, for the “Because It’s Friday” feature – a prize quiz:
The inaugural “Because It’s Friday” fun quiz – with prizes!
We had one winner over the weekend – and as of writing this post, we still had one prize to give away – see if you can solve the “Only Connect” question.
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 inaugural “Because It’s Friday” fun quiz – with prizes!
One known vulnerability added to the CISA database
Macmillan publishing house hit by ransomware
OpenSea NFT market place targeted in a phishing campaign
The Follina threat has not gone away just because Microsoft has issued a patch – Octagon has the solution
Mozilla releases security updates for a range of products
The two sides of Google
Knowledge of the current state of ransomware is an essential step in everyone’s cyber security plan
The Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
Microsoft 365 timeouts to mitigate data leaks
Optional Windows 10 update
Blockchain security
Credential stealer
Chatbot phishing attack to steal Facebook accounts
Now the ransomware gangs are offering bug bounties
AMD hit by alleged ransomware attack
Now it is Son of Conti
More trouble with cookies
Indian government VPN logging deadline extended
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency exploited vulnerability advisory
This is a technology exercise in when everything goes wrong!
Why we do not recommend USB memory sticks as data storage for our clients
Has the Conti Ransomware Gang finally stopped operating?
Google Threat Assessment Group tackles smartphone malware
Privacy assured by UK judge as ruling states law enforcement must use due process
More crypto-currency stolen!
More crypto-currency stolen!
How does ransomware get into my system? I’m careful!
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 24 June 2022
Early Lessons from the Ukraine Russia cyber conflict
CISA security advisory for Citrix Hypervisor
Back to Google’s “sentient” AI
Log4Shell is still an exploited vulnerability
New commercial spyware for phones
Because It’s Friday – small cute robots…
