Yesterday, NCSC published this report “Advisory: Turla group exploits Iranian APT to expand coverage of victims” together with the NSA. Rob declared this was “very interesting” so I sat down to read it. I didn’t even make it to the third paragraph… I asked Rob to...
Ransomware is a particularly unpleasant, and very prevalent, form of cyber criminality. It’s called ransomware because you, the victim, are literally held to ransom. All files stored on your computer are encrypted, and the criminals will only provide the key to decrypt when you pay...
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to the news in the last couple of weeks, you’ll be aware that British Airways had a significant and embarrassing problem with their website. You can read about it here, with quotes from me! I, and most...
The year is 2018 and cyber security is not a new topic. So why is it that every day hacking makes the front page? Why are we doing so badly with what is, at this point, not a new problem? There have been a couple of...
As 2016 closed, the US took the unusual step of releasing an report attributing a series of hacks, and subsequent leaks of stolen information, to Russian intelligence services (RIS in the vernacular of spooks). The report consisted of some technical analysis and indicators of compromise...
If you read cyber security related stories in the news, or receive any kind of sales or marketing brochures from cyber security companies, you will doubtless hear that cyber attacks are becoming more 'sophisticated'. Additionally any company that ever has to publicly admit to being hacked...
If you follow cyber security in the news, or twitter or LinkedIn, you'll often hear debates about attribution - usually taking the form of Attack X is the work of Country Y. Most recently the attacks on the Swift network have been associated with the...
Data breaches have been in the news a lot recently. We've had the Panama Papers, which have caused so many unflattering headlines for many of our clearly above board and honest guv'nor world leaders. A large amount of data apparently from Qatar National Bank turned...
The idea of disruptive hacking has long been a favourite of the media and certain talking heads. The idea that a dedicated team with laptops could take out the power and other critical services across a whole country is one that captures the imagination, and...
Last summer JP Morgan Chase 'fessed up to an enormous breach that impacted some 80 million customers. Headlines at the time were alarming, with speculation even amongst security professionals and seniors in government that this must be the work of a state sponsored group. Who else...