Despite increasingly stringent measures being taken to slow the outbreak, both in UK hospitals and wider society, the number of cases continues to grow. Hospitals in the UK have cancelled all non-urgent operations for at least three months. Patients considered fit enough to leave have been sent home, and approximately 10,000 extra beds sourced from …
There are significant parallels between the responses of governments and national healthcare organisations to coronavirus – and the resulting infection, Covid-19 – and the way in which businesses respond to ransomware attacks. Unfortunately, the woeful state of global pandemic management and preparedness mirrors the posture of most companies to a ransomware infection or data breach …
On 3 January 2020 the news broke that President Trump had ordered an airstrike that resulted in the deaths of General Qassem Soleimani and six other Iranian officials. A US drone strike reportedly successfully targeted two cars leaving Baghdad Airport. The attack happened just days after a US contractor had been killed in an assault …
Conflict between US and Iran escalates to new level Read More »
Credential stuffing, a simple attack that involves running lists of stolen credentials against various services in the hopes of finding password reuse, is one of the most popular ways cyber criminals acquire accounts to sell on Darknet marketplaces. Victims often don’t know the difference between credential stuffing or an actual exploit or breach, and this …
Packing heat: the rise of credential stuffing in 2019 Read More »
This week it was reported that the 1000MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), owned by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, had been hit by a cyber-attack. Two generators were taken offline. The company initially denied that an attack had taken place; however, shortly afterwards, it confirmed that one of its internet-connected administrator PCs was …
The environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion began a new series of well-publicised protests on 7 October, when thousands of demonstrators gathered in major cities around the world, demanding government action to combat climate change. The speed with which the Extinction Rebellion movement has grown is startling. It was launched in October 2018 by Roger Hallam …
Extinction Rebellion: demanding action on climate change Read More »
Huge street demonstrations have been taking place in Hong Kong since June this year. The protests began after Carrie Lam, the leader of the semi-autonomous territory, announced a new law that would allow Hong Kong citizens suspected of various crimes to be extradited to mainland China. In response to the demonstrations, Lam initially shelved the …
Using social media: China’s government furthers its own agenda Read More »
On 29 July it was reported that Capital One had been hit by a cyber-attack, resulting in the theft of data belonging to 106 million of its customers in the United States and Canada. Virginia-based Capital One is the third largest credit card issuer in the US: with the number of people impacted by the …
Introduction Over the course of three days (12 – 15 August 2019) we monitored the public submissions of three popular online sandbox services. These services allow anyone to upload a file and then generate a report about what happens when the file is opened; they then give an indication as to whether the file is …
Confidential company documents exposed in public sandboxes Read More »
Some of our recent blog articles have focused on how we can protect our personal data, or that of our children. In this post we will look at the question of cyber security when travelling abroad and using mobile devices. After all, both business and leisure travellers are unlikely to visit other countries without taking …
