Fewer Ransomware Victims Pay, as Median Ransom Falls in Q2 2022 (link is external) Coveware Blog - Ransomware 2 years 8 months ago Ransomware actors became more fluid in Q2 2022 as attribution becomes harder, and fewer victims succumb to paying cyber criminals. Bill Siegel
India Becomes Top Global Target for API Attacks (link is external) The Akamai Blog 2 years 8 months ago An increased adoption of APIs also increases the risk of API attacks. Read about how India has become a top global target for API attacks in 2022. Dean Houari
Not perfect, but better: improving security one step at a time(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Why striving for better (rather than perfect) security will help more people stay safer online.
Living with password re-use(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago In a perfect world we'd use unique passwords for every online service. But the world isn't perfect...
Even Jedi can't achieve Password Perfection(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Emma W on why supporting users to do the right things is better then telling them what to do.
Let them paste passwords(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Allow your website to accept pasted passwords - it makes your site more secure, not less.
The rise of ransomware(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Toby L, Technical Lead for Incident Management, explains how modern-day ransomware attacks are evolving.
Largest European DDoS Attack on Record(link is external) The Akamai Blog 2 years 8 months ago On Thursday, July 21st, Akamai detected and mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever launched against a European customer on the Prolexic platform. Craig Sparling & Max Gebhardt
Time to KRACK the security patches out again(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Andrew A puts some context around the recently published KRACK guidance and explains why patching - once again - is the answer.
'WannaCry' ransomware: guidance updates(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Jon L provides an update on the NCSC's guidance on the 'WannaCry' ransomware.
Finding the kill switch to stop the spread of ransomware(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago MalwareTech's blog post on coming across a kill switch to stop the spread of the recent ransomware incident.
Open sourcing MailCheck(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago The NCSC has open sourced the code behind MailCheck - one of our Active Cyber Defence projects.
Power Digital Growth with App & API Protector(link is external) The Akamai Blog 2 years 8 months ago Experience ?no trade-offs protection? with a free trial of Akamai App & API Protector. Danielle Walter
Spray you, spray me: defending against password spraying attacks(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Andy P summarises how organisations can protect users' accounts from password spraying.
NCSC IT: Installing software updates without breaking things(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Andy P explains how the NCSC rolls out software updates without delays.
Firmware bugs are like buses(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Intel's report this week of security vulnerabilities emphasises the importance of automating firmware updates.
Automating UEFI Firmware Updates(link is external) NCSC Feed 2 years 8 months ago Discussing the state of UEFI firmware running on Windows laptops.