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How to spot a phishing email
It claims that there is an important meeting, and contains a link for details. The email may even use your name (so called ‘spear-phishing’). However, the link provided leads to a fake website designed to capture your login details so … Continue reading
Ransomeware shuts local authority
Lincolnshire Council’s information systems were held to ransom on Tuesday, 26 Feb – for £1m to reinstate access. The breach was caused by a member of the council clicking on a link within a spam email. So what can you … Continue reading
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CESG Offer Password Security Tips
Unlike previous guidance, this doesn’t focus on trying to get ever more entropy into passwords. Instead CESG are encouraging system designers and security architects to think more about where they’re requiring passwords, and what they’re trying to achieve with them. … Continue reading
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Protecting personal data in online services: learning from the mistakes of others
Unfortunately, there are many serious data loss incidents which could have been avoided or reduced in severity if simple good practice had been implemented. The Office of the Information Commissioner has published guidance on the most significant threats to data … Continue reading
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‘Order Number 86514719983′ = malicious email
A large-scale malware distribution campaign targeting University staff and users is being reported. Users might receive an email with the distinctive subject line ‘Order Number 86514719983′; the number seems to be random and many users are reporting many different numbers: If you … Continue reading
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Crypto Wars…
This is most certainly worth a listen : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03xzyy5
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Phishing Scam tricks GoogleDocs users
There are many ways to dupe people out of their login credentials… In the examples below, what looks like an authentic email contains a link to an ‘important’ GoogleDoc: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/google-docs-users-targeted-sophisticated-phishing-scam http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/05/30/phishing-with-help-from-google-docs/ Remember – don’t click on links in email! … Continue reading
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Free wi-fi hotspots pose data risk
If you’ve ever wondered why we insist that users must log on to the University wireless network, then this article from the BBC Click news site should help to explain things……. Free wi-fi hotspots pose data risk, Europol warns By … Continue reading
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You cannot con an honest person…or can you?
Some advice from TrendLabs on avoiding Cryptolocker…. An infection with CryptoLocker starts as spam email which carries a Trojan (a downloader). The spam might promise a ‘free way to unlock software’ its success depends on the social engineering lures used … Continue reading
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Why can’t I have a router in my room?
There are policy restrictions in place to stop people from connecting unapproved devices (e.g. switches, routers, bridges) to the University network. The reasons are explained below: Wireless connectivity The University wireless network is being extended into Halls, and is … Continue reading
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