Social Engineering
InfoSec Round-Up: Jan 10th
https://youtu.be/NXxxsdbkTTs Assange Not to be Extradited A UK court has ruled that founder of WikiLeaks and accused hacker Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States over…
What is a DDoS Attack?
Detection prevents disruption What is a DDoS attack? Whilst perhaps more a cybersecurity concern than an information security one as this type of attack doesn’t compromise information, denial of…
How Does Ransomware get on your Computer?
How to be Protected from Getting Infected Probably on the news, maybe in information security training, possibly from being infected yourself; no matter where or who you are, chances are that in…
University Hit With $1.14m Ransomware Attack
Waiting for a Ransomware Attack Will Cost You Big University of California Ransomware Attack: It has been reported that the University of California, San Francisco has payed a staggering $1.14m…
NHS Email Accounts Compromised in Phishing Attack
Over 100 Internal Email Accounts Hijacked In a statement, NHS Digital has revealed an incident in which 113 internal email accounts were compromised and used to send malicious communication…
Social Engineering Methods
4 Ways Criminals Exploit Human Behaviour In 2016, a member of a Google research team conducted a social engineering experiment. Scattering 300 USB drives across a university campus, they found…
4 Ways of Recognising Phishing Attacks in 2020
An Evolving Cyber Threat 4 Ways of Recognising Phishing Attacks in 2020 Many of us likely think ourselves wise enough not to be fooled by a social engineering attack, though in our technological…
The Age of Remote Work
4 Key Information Security Risks for Home Workers The Age of Remote Work: For millions of people across the globe, 2020 has seen seismic change in the way in which people work. According to data…
Top 10 Essential Information Security Awareness Training Topics for Employees
Security Awareness Training Topics: When it comes to information and cyber security, organisations are now acknowledging that security is not just about box ticking but is a concerted effort to…
Hut Six Staff Snippets: Social Media and Privacy
Hut Six Staff Snippets: Social Media and Privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWOgTBRWGOU&feature=youtu.be In a new series of videos, our team take you through their favourite…