The G-Cloud deadline: are you working towards it? The G-Cloud is a UK Government programme that eases procurement processes for public sector organisations that seek to purchase information-technology services from the private sector. The G-Cloud consists of a series of framework agreements with private sector suppliers from which public sector bodies can buy services, without […]
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Actually that headline is a little misleading In fact, the initial offer was 917 million records for 50 Russian Roubles, which is about 52 UK Pence / 75 US Cents. But, as highly ethical researchers at Hold Security have a policy to never contribute financially to a hacker’s cause, simply providing the hacker with a
Credentials! Get yer Stolen Login Credentials! Billion for a Pound! Read More »
Imagine you’re the CEO of a publicly listed company. In the middle of the night you get a call from your COO – they say there has been a major data breach, and an unknown (but significant) amount of customer data has been stolen… After the initial wave of panic passes, your technical teams start to
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The Old Title Holders Way back in June 2015 a breach of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was being described as “among the largest breaches of government data in the history of the US”. At the time it was estimated that records of around 18 million people had been targeted, although that estimate
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Prime Target The British defence network is reportedly the “single largest computer network in Europe” and, to those with malicious intent, it is no doubt a veritable treasure trove of sensitive military secrets and valuable intellectual property. Little wonder, then, that the MoD is considered one of the most targeted organisations in the world, and
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In fact, ‘Business’ is positively booming (for the tech savvy bank robber) Before we begin, a relatively short time on Google provides a rough sense of scale to work with: (Disclaimer: I spent far longer than I should have on these figures and had to move on, so I am entirely open to correction) The
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It’s time for your SQL Injection, now hold still you’re going to feel a sharp scratch… If your business has a website, and I suspect it does, then the chances are that, behind-the-scenes, it uses a programming language called Structured Query Language (SQL) to manipulate and retrieve data stored in databases. Now when I say
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So, criminals are SMiShing phones now! Don’t be fooled by the daft sounding name, this is an attack right where many are very, very vulnerable. You see, we’ve been barking on at you all for years now about not clicking anything in, or replying to, emails unless you are certain of their authenticity. By now
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Coming soon to cinemas everywhere In years to come I’m almost positive that we can expect a film adaptation of certain recent events. Like a weird mash up perhaps of The Social Network (2010), The Matrix (1999), Hackers (1995), and.. I don’t know.. Welcome to Macintosh (yes that’s a real film too, made in 2008)
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