Foreign Office Hack
This week the Pentest People news bite covers the cyber attack on the foreign office. Looking into what happened, who was responsible and what it means for the rest of the industry.
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The Latest Cybersecurity News & Insights From Around The World
February 2022
The Foreign Office Hack
The UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development office (FCDO) was the target of a “serious cyber security incident”, it has emerged. The BBC understands unidentified hackers got inside the FCDO systems but were detected. This is just the latest in a spate of attacks on government departments in what seems to be an attempt to gain access to sensitive information.
The Best Way to Prevent Getting Hacked
Here are simple cyber hygiene practices to get ahead of 95% of companies: Hackers today have tools that can find 1000s of easy targets that have bad cyber hygiene with a single click. Here’s an analogy: Imagine you’re a burglar walking in a neighborhood, thinking which house to break-in. While all the houses look perfect, there is one that looks abandoned with broken doors, an unkempt lawn, and graffiti on the wall.
Mobile Device Hack
One of our consultants sits down to discuss hacks on apple devices, what it means for mobile users and ultimately what they can do to protect themselves from hackers.
Hackers Disrupt Port Operations in Europe
Weekly round-up of the most noteworthy cyber security headlines.
Hacking 101: What is social engineering?
For the average person, “traditional hacking” isn’t really an ever-present threat. It’s unlikely that a hacker will ever try to track you down, steal one of your devices, and bypass whatever you’ve set up to protect your personal data. Social engineering, on the other hand, is an increasingly common security threat that you’ve probably encountered many, many times before.