When one looks at the monies which governments spend on cyber security. You cannot but think that the US is taking cyber security seriously, when their Air Force alone allocates $1Bn for cyber security research and development, targeting small businesses.…
It wasn’t so much that I couldn’t update my watch. I was more concerned that pilots who use flyGarmin were unable to download up-to-date aviation databases and charts which aviation regulators require pilots to have, before they can fly. View…
You may not need to be sophisticated to be effective. Training videos used by Iranian and Chinese hackers are found by IBM and Google researchers. The videos were shown to target a range of people from the US Iranian community…
US company Blackbaud was hacked back in May. Exposing personal data of students from 6 UK and 1 Canadian University and 1 US school, a UK mental health charity and human rights watch. It was confirmed as a rsnsomeware attack,…
Given the past record of alleged state interventions in election processes. Why would I be surprised at this? But the report comes on the back of an announcement that Cozy Bear are targeting US and UK COVID 19 research. With…
Cyber is without doubt an enterprise wide risk. Our use of data supports his, the impact of cyber attacks on financial statements proves this and depth and breadth of cyber controls defines this. Business’s are dependent upon technology and digital…
They say that it’s a good idea to change the passwords and if possible your user ID on a regular basis. If this article is correct, then it is likely that the User IDs and Password of a significant number…
Having a sovereign cyber security capability is becoming a necessity and the norm for counties. Defining the level of cyber security a state needs to manage itself and what it is willing to outsource to the corporate sector, is a…
According to US security services MSPs are being increasingly targeted by hackers. Who use MSP services to ‘springboard’ into the networks of their customer. With the increased use of MSP services it can be easier for a hacker to target…
Banking went the same way, segregating investment and retail banking. So finally the accountancy firms will have to separate their audit and consultancy practices. Putting in place clear lines of separation between the two and separate P&Ls. Ensuring ‘auditors act…
