Cyber 3-2-1: What have a €60,000 fine, a €100,000 fine, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) got in common? All is revealed in the 2022 Annual Report that has just been published by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
Cyber 3-2-1: What are the cybersecurity lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, why did a small business pay a $150k ransom, and why you can’t you trust a phone call anymore?
Cyber 3-2-1: Another issue laiden down with news about recent cyber attacks, including against a UK financial advisory firm with some very interesting high-value clients. In response, the 5 steps you need to take right now to avoid the worst-case scenario of a ransomware attack. Plus an offer to ease my conscience.
Cyber 3-2-1: PayPal and Norton breaches, predictions of imminent cyber catastrophy, and taser-equipped drones. What more could you ask for?
Cyber 3-2-1: Attacks don’t just happen to valuable targets. Telling staff “Don’t click bad links” isn’t working. And why we need to worry about LockBit.
Cyber 3-2-1: This week, there’s one for everyone in the audience, including the board of directors and anyone who relies on an IT MSP to manage their cloud systems. The two numbers this week remind us why invoice fraud is so rampant – Because that’s where the money is! The thing to think about this week? Take two minutes to find out your cybersecurity score.
Cyber 3-2-1: It’s the last newsletter of 2022 so no homework for you this week. Instead, I’ll focus on some of the other things in the cyber world that may impact us in the future. I mentioned some examples of AI earlier in the week (here and here). So, for Cyber 3-2-1, I’ll talk about crypto. Believe it or not, there is evidence that cryptocurrency may not be just a Ponzi scheme, and that it has some real-world uses. But let’s not ignore the scams either.
Your phone is your wallet. How many bank cards are in there?
Cyber 3-2-1: An outsourced HR provider reports a breach 60 days after it was identified, the European Commission agrees a new directive to oblige service providers to do better, and what the data protection regulators can tell us about security.
Email auto-forwarding: What can we learn from a breach at the Teaching Council?