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• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The scam designed to intercept customer support calls and steal banking data using fake Android apps has returned, and it’s more effective than ever. Read via TechRadar Pro.

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

A leading UK security agency has claimed there’s a low risk of ChatGPT and tools like it effectively democratizing cybercrime for the masses, but it warned that they could be useful for those with “high technical capabilities.” Read via InfoSecurity Mag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

COMING SOON: Supporting University Cyber Security and student online safety, hosted by ProtectED via Zoom, Thursday 30 March 2023 11.00AM📢 This ProtectED Reflections event will explore the digital threats and cyber security problems facing universities today. The speakers will discuss the ways in which all university teams — from student well-being to library staff — […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The infamous LockBit ransomware operators are claiming to have stolen sensitive data belonging to SpaceX, in what seems to be a supply chain attack. Read via TechRadar Pro.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

One of the toughest parts of implementing ISO/IEC 27001 is getting your senior management to buy into the benefits. If you have ever tried to convince your management to fund the implementation of information security, you probably know how it feels – they will ask you how much it costs, and if it sounds too […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The UK government is setting up a new agency whose goal will be to fight against “Chinese cyber-spies and other threats”, the media are reporting. Read via TechRadar Pro.

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

Security minister Tom Tugendhat does not rule out following other governments in banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app from work phones, but says he will comment further after seeing the centre’s report. Read via SkyNews.

• by Anthony Orjally
• General

WhatsApp says it would rather be blocked in the UK than undermine its encrypted-messaging system, if required to do so under the Online Safety Bill. Read via BBC Technology.

• by Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

LastPass Data Breach The 2022 data breach at LastPass was ultimately the result of one of its engineers failing to update their home computer, in what’s a sobering reminder of the dangers of failing to keep software up-to-date. Incident 1 Summary: A LastPass software engineer’s corporate laptop was compromised, allowing the unauthorized threat actor to […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The Remcos Trojan has returned to the Top Ten list (in 8th position) of most wanted malware by Check Point Software for the first time since December 2022. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.