Phishing emails are regularly copying the appearance of legitimate file sharing services such as SharePoint or OneDrive. Below is an example we saw a while ago to show how an attacker might copy the format, but using a mix of…Read more →
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Phishing via Compromised OneDrive
A recent trend in phishing attacks has been to use the victims OneDrive account to upload malicious content to, and then send out emails to contacts the victim has exchanged emails with before, and to use the same subject line,…Read more →
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We have seen a number of different spam emails in a format mirroring that of many cloud sharing services, including OneDrive. Below is a recent example:Read more →
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Kaspersky anti-malware discount for staff and students
Plymouth University in partnership with Kaspersky software offer half price anti-malware software for your home use! Please remember: no operating system or computer (be it a laptop, desktop, tablet or smart phone) is immune to malware. It is recommended that…
What exactly is malware?
What does Malware mean? Malware, short for malicious software, is a piece of code considered to be annoying or harmful that tries to infect a computer, phone or tablet. Hackers use malware for a variety of illegal purposes, most of…
Information Security Week
Monday 31st October through to Friday 4th November is the first Information Security Awareness week at Plymouth University. The Enterprise Security team have been busy preparing materials focussing on a series of topics that can affect everyone and their use…
Priorities for Enterprise Architecture 2016
Following on from my post earlier this year the Plymouth University Enterprise Architecture roadmap has been updated and shown below. Although some good progress has been made over the past twelve months in networking and collaborative working including email, the…
Ransomware as a Service
For decades, cyber criminals have been developing malware with the main purpose of extorting money out of people and organisations. The latest development within this fast-growing scene is the arrival of ransomware as a service, or abbreviated as RaaS. Before…