Hamish Price

Channel Nine Cyber Attack

A cyber-attack disrupts the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts

A sponsored state cyber-attack is most likely behind the attack that disrupted the live broadcast on Australia’s Channel Nine TV network on Sunday this week. The broadcaster discovered that it was not able to go on air for its normal Sunday morning programmes, forcing it to tweet “A cyber-attack on our systems has disrupted live …

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Smart devices security

Sierra Wireless halts it’s manufacturing plants post ransomware attack

Earlier this week Sierra Wireless, a leading IoT manufacturer reported it was halting production in its manufacturing sites, taking offline key IT Systems and websites, as a result of suffering a ransomware attack. Sierra Wireless products include network devices, routers, modems and other communications devices. The company believe that none of its customer facing products …

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SOC

European Banking Authority the latest to be hit by the Microsoft email server hack

A massive Microsoft cyber attack following on from the huge SolarWinds attack from last year is emphasising how important it is for organisation to extend their cyber security controls through outsourced Security Operations Centres, also known as outsourced SOC. No longer are small, in-house standalone teams able to flex to the increasing number of sophisticated …

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Cyber attack on national grid

Did China take down India’s power grid, causing the power outage in Mumbai?

A report detailing the Operational Technology Cyber Attack on India’s power grid by Chinese state-sponsored threat actors ‘Red Echo’, has sparked accusations and denials this week. On October 12th 2020, grid failure in Mumbai resulted in a 2 hour power outage, shutting business and stopping national transport. The outage even shutdown the Mumbai’s stock exchange. …

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Cyber attack on French boat maker Beneteau impacts share price

French health care and boat building industry hit by cyber attacks

Shares in Beneteau, the sailing yacht and boat builder, dropped on Monday by 2.1% as a result of a cyber attack that started on February 18th. Beneteau confirmed on Sunday night that a malware attack has taken grip of the company. The company detected a malware intrusion during the night of February 18th and disconnected …

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Operational Technology Cyber Security

North Korea accused of Covid vaccine cyber attack on Pfizer

North Korea is accused of attempting to steal Covid-19 vaccine information from the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The apparent cyber attack was probably an attempt to steal chemical formula and production data regarding the Covid-19 vaccine, reported South Korea’s intelligence officials to lawmakers this week. The attack, similar to the attacks believed to be of …

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Take control of Operational Technology (OT) cyber attacks – Video

A security platform, designed for Operational Technology (OT), offers the required proactive monitoring and protection needed for OT in its own domain. Designed to protect OT networks and safeguard operations, Fundamentals First offer a 24×7 managed OT Cyber security platform. Operational Technology (OT) surrounds and affects our lives in many obvious and hidden ways, automatically …

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Brazil data breach

Almost the entire population of Brazil is now at risk due to large data breach

Almost the entire population of Brazil is now at risk of what could be the largest ever breach in history.   On January 19, 2021, it was discovered that the private data of over 220 million Brazilian citizens was leaked. The source of the leak is currently unknown.   Unfortunately, this is not the first time Brazil has …

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SonicWall breached through a coordinated attack by highly sophisticated hackers

The cyber security company SonicWall officially stated it was the victim of a coordinated attack on its internal systems. The networking device maker said on Friday night that it is investigating a security breach that looked to be a part of a “coordinated attack” by “highly sophisticated” hackers. This is over a period where the company has …

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Fundamentals First awarded UK Government Supplier, helping digitise the public sector

Fundamentals First are delighted to announce that we have been awarded UK Government supplier status on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 (DOS5) framework operated by the Crown Commercial Services. The DOS5 framework is designed to help the public sector buy, design, build and deliver bespoke digital solutions and services. Hamish Price, CEO Founder stated, …

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