Recently my in-laws nearly became the victim of vishing – a telephone scam. The baddies pretending to be BT rang my in-laws early on a Saturday morning to tell them their broadband was being compromised by somebody in Amsterdam. “BT” needed to gain access to their laptop to check what was going on. My in-laws… Continue reading Cyber security…this time it’s personal – Cyber Security 3
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Password123 – Cyber Security 2
Isn’t it amazing how time flies? Sometimes you blink and a whole month has passed by in a blur of activity. A little reminder of this chunk of time passing is the password changer prompt on software or your DfE secure access login. In frustration the password is changed, then changed again as you are… Continue reading Password123 – Cyber Security 2
Billy Blue Hat, Roger Red Hat – Cyber Security 1
Who remembers reading the Roger Red Hat or Billy Blue Hat books? With my rose tinted glasses they were great stories during my infant school years. Maybe these days the stories need to be about Wesley White Hat and Brian Black Hat – Hackers or Cyber Attackers gaining access to our computer systems? Wesley White… Continue reading Billy Blue Hat, Roger Red Hat – Cyber Security 1