Tag: malware
News and information from the Advent IM team.
The UK saw a significant rise in cybercrime last year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The pandemic has been seized upon by cybercriminals everywhere, allowing them to leverage the exploding levels of fear and uncertainty to spread malware, steal money and sell valuable data on the black market. Read via ItProPortal.
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Malware found on laptops given out by government
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Some of the laptops given out in England to support vulnerable children home-schooling during lockdown contain malware, BBC News has learned. Read via BBC.
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Fourth malware strain discovered in SolarWinds incident
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Symantec said it identified Raindrop, the fourth malware strain used in the SolarWinds breach, after Sunspot, Sunburst, and Teardrop. Read via ZDnet.
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Hackers compromise Subway UK’s marketing system to deliver TrickBot malware
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
No evidence of guest accounts having compromised by hackers but sandwich firm advises anyone who may have downloaded malware to perform a thorough scan of their machine Read via Computing.
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PODCAST: ‘Sophisticated’ attacks with Mike and Craig
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike Gillespie and Craig Moan discuss the tendency to label every security event as a sophisticated attack and the impact that has on the understanding of both how prevalent serious attacks are and the need for effective communication skills in security. https://www.advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Complex-attacks-v0.1-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
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PODCAST: The one about Ransomware
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Ransomware continues to grow but there have been changes over the last couple of years and the success of this type of attack has had an impact on entire cities and public services. Mike and Ellie talk about the impact of ransomware on business supply chains and critical national infrastructure and what effect the pandemic […]
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One in three Britons targeted by scammers since the start of coronavirus crisis, Citizens Advice reveals
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
Legal charity has seen a 19 per cent spike in the number of visitors coming to its website in recent months looking for advice from experts. Read story by Dev Kundaliya in Computing.
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#5minSecurityread: Ransomware. The only solution.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thank you to Head of Client Development, Derek Willins for this 5 minute read One day you realise with horror that your files and computers have been blocked. Nothing works. A message appears, it says everything is encrypted, and you have 2 days to pay a ransom in bitcoin before it deletes everything. What do […]
Read MoreRedcar & Cleveland Council and Ransomware
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council hit by Cyber Attack By Advent IM Security Consultant Osian Cassells Cyber-attacks continue to wreak havoc throughout industry and businesses across the globe, with no signs of them slowing down. One of the latest victims of the ever-growing threat of a cyber-attack has been part of UK local government, Redcar […]
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NCSC Updates malware & ransomware guidance
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Here’s what’s changed in the NCSC’s guidance on mitigating malware and ransomware. Read via NCSC.
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