Social Engineering
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 Many of us likely think ourselves wise enough not to be fooled by a social engineering attack, though in our technological age, the lengths to which hackers and criminals…
Infosec Round-Up: May 15th 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7OmAF43TGg&t=4s This is the Hut Six InfoSec Round-Up, where we look at some of the most pressing matters, latest trends, and industry news from across the…
The Age of Remote Work
4 Key Information Security Risks for Home Workers For millions of people across the globe, 2020 has seen seismic change in the way in which people work. According to data from the Office for…
Top 10 Essential Information Security Awareness Training Topics for Employees
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 create a secure culture. Though,…
InfoSec Round-Up: May 8th 2020
https://youtu.be/P87yjwg-U-k This is the Hut Six InfoSec Round-Up, where we look at some of the most pressing matters, latest trends, and industry news from across the world of information…
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…
DCMS Releases Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020
What’s New in Cyber Security? Published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, the annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020 seeks to help inform organisations about…