The Cyber Security Expert is always recommending people use two factor authentication for online services. It is a good idea, but what in fact is two factor authentication. After explaining about the clocks changing, British Summer Time, and coaxing him to a desk, we asked...
The BBC today (7th March) is running with a story on criminals targeting public wifi. The report on BBC Breakfast left us a bit confused. We put the kettle on, wafted the scent of Yorkshire tea up the stairs and woke The Cyber Security Expert to...
In a recent post on the truth about cyber attacks (we have a special dispensation to use that phrase). The Cyber Security Expert pointed out that people are behind hacking. So who are these people, and what is a threat actor anyway? We dragged the Cyber Security...
Its rare for Apple to release a dedicated security patch, but they have just done so. Reporting on the internet suggest it is vitally important you pay attention. We poked The Cyber Security Expert into wakefulness on a Sunday to see what he thinks. Whats the...
The Cyber Security Expert is often asked if Tesco was hacked. Well, ok, not usually often, but certainly a lot in the last few days. Was Tesco hacked? From this BBC headline you'd certainly think so: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26171130 Firstly, you now know my thoughts on using the word 'attack' to...
The Cyber Security Expert is often asked, somewhat unsurprisingly as he insists on walking around in t-shirt and baseball cap both emblazoned with 'The Cyber Security Expert' , about cyber attacks, hacking and threats in general. What are they, how do they work, has my...
Recently the Cyber Security Expert has been asked a lot about a new and scary cyber threat, called Cryptolocker. Should you be worried? Should you smash your computers and resort to typewriters? Run screaming to the hills? Lets see what the expert thinks. So what is...
The Cyber Security Expert is often asked about denial of service, or DoS, attacks. After making some lame reference to the popular Microsoft operating system, and laughing at his own joke, an embarrassed silence follows which he then fills with the following helpful information. What is...
The Cyber Security Expert is often asked 'is cyber security hard?'. The obvious answer is yes, and here's my invoice. Kerching. The real answer is more complex - it's not quite 'no' but its certainly the impossible task it can sometimes be described as in the...
The Cyber Security Expert is often asked: should I encrypt my laptops? The answer is quite simple. Yes. Yes you should. Really? Isn't it difficult? Not really. Both Windows 7 onwards and Mac OS X onwards will support it natively (meaning you don't need to install anything but...