by Andrew Hunt | Jul 4, 2021 | News, Security
Over the weekend, thousands of businesses were caught up in a global cyber-attack that is being blamed on a Russian hacker group called Revil. It is disappointing when geo-politics impacts everyday business, and the reports talk about President Biden ordering a probe.... 
by Andrew Hunt | Jul 1, 2021 | News, Security
Recently, we asked the question if organisations should pay ransomware demands. There is the balance between desperation and the uneasy knowledge that you might be funding further criminal attacks on the community. We’ve just read a paper that tells us that it also... 
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 24, 2021 | News, Security
On some emails, you might see a warning that marks them as being ‘external’. This gets added as the email comes into your organisation. The idea is a simple one – if you see an email marked as external, then you will be more cautious with it. If you see an email that... 
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 22, 2021 | News, Security
Your own personalised stalker It always seemed slightly creepy that your computer shows advertising that is strangely accurately targeted at things you might have been interested in. On the surface, that seems quite useful. If you have to tolerate ads on your... 
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 21, 2021 | News, Security
n the old days (ie last year!!), a dodgy email had a whiff to it – there was something that triggered your subconscious. That’s because some phishing emails were really badly written with terrible English. But others just had a sniff about them- something that made... 
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 17, 2021 | Security
“A cybercriminal only has to be lucky once, while a defender has to be lucky every minute of every day.” – Combating Ransomware – A Comprehensive Framework for Action: Key Recommendations from the Ransomware Task Force. The message we hear... 
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