InfoSec / Cyber

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October 4: When a Cyber Attack Hits

Even with the robust preventative measures, cyber attacks can happen.  The key is is not to panic and to have a plan, most organisations will call this a cyber incident response plan.  Knowing what to do in the immediate aftermath can significantly mitigate the damage, limit data loss and speed up recovery.

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The Latest Cyber Threat: The "Murky Panda"

The Murky Panda (also known as Silk Typhoon) is a cyber threat that has had significant activity since 2023 and has targeted government, technology, academic, legal and professional services. Currently there are reports of the threats only in North America, however, as the Murky Panda has previously targeted compromises in the cloud, it is assumed that they will easily transition to attacks further afield. The threat group is a China-nexus group

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  1. School cyber attack: Framlingham College, Suffolk
  2. Getting caught in the Scattered Spider web
  3. A Wake-Up Call for Cyber Vigilance - Danger in the Threat Landscape for Everyone
  4. World Password Day
  5. Apple removes its highest level data security tool from UK customers
  6. Time's Ticking: Windows 10 support ends in October 2025!
  7. The role of Passkeys in Cyber Resilience and Cyber Security
  8. Ransomware-Resistant Backups
  9. Effectively communicating during a cyber incident
  10. Safeguarding Identity in Microsoft 365: Protecting the UK Education Sector Against Cyber Threats
  11. How does the recent global IT outage affect me?
  12. King's speech introduces new bills in relation to cyber security, smart data and digital information
  13. What's a Cyber Incident and what should we do?
  14. Free short cyber training for staff
  15. Children's mental health data leaked after a cyber attack
  16. Cyber Incident Review: The Benefits
  17. Cyber attack on a University
  18. Kent Councils Data Breach
  19. Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police
  20. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  21. The Crime in a Cyber Attack and a Data Breach
  22. NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
  23. Learning from Data Breaches
  24. Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
  25. International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
  26. Resistant Cloud Backups
  27. Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
  28. ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
  29. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  30. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  31. Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
  32. Schools under Cyber Attack: September 2023
  33. Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
  34. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  35. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  36. Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
  37. Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
  38. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  39. Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
  40. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  41. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  42. Cyber Attack: Manchester University
  43. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  44. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  45. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  46. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  47. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  48. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  49. Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023
  50. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  51. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  52. Why we recommend using PIN codes on printers
  53. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  54. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  55. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  56. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  57. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
  58. A guide to multi-factor authentication
  59. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  60. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  61. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  62. End of Windows 8.1 Support
  63. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  64. Cyber Attacks
  65. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach

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