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Rhys explains LARPing
My name’s Rhys Parsons, I work as a GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst) for Siker, however I’ve been asked to discuss some of my hobbies outside of work. Whilst it many may not find it to be particularly of interest. One of the main hobbies that I seek out...
Welcome to the Team Rhys
Many if not all businesses share some degree of similarity with one another even with their primary process being separate. Be it a car manufacturing plant compared to a bakery or an accountancy firm. The underlying processes that enable them to function from either...
Cyber Attack – Florida’s Water Supply
Late on Monday night, reports emerged of an attempted attack on a city in Florida’s water supply. It is the latest in an increasing number of attacks on critical national infrastructure across the globe. Here at Siker Cyber, we specialise in working...
Home Smart Assistants
Home Smart Devices Smart speakers (or voice-enabled assistants) can perform many different services, triggered by voice commands from the user including, but not limited to, playing music, providing weather and traffic updates and keeping notes. There are four main...
What are CTFs?
What is a CTF? CTF stands for Capture the Flag. In the Cyber Security world this relates to an event where the aim is to hack into systems and find flags to earn points, pride or bragging rights. The flags can be hidden in a multitude of different places...
Zoom Meetings Security
By now most people will have used or at least heard of Zoom and subsequently some of the privacy and security issues that have been brought up surrounding the service. This means we need to configure the software to help avoid some issues and Zoom...
COVID-19/Coronavirus Phishing Attacks
The spread of Coronavirus has now made it an increasingly common topic which criminals are attempting to exploit for their own gain.These attacks are usually repackaged and reimagined versions of pre-existing ones. Spam messages are using news sources as a...
When Ransomware Strikes
Redcar and Cleveland Council were attacked with ransomware on Saturday, February 8th. The council website is still not fully operational today, and this is only one of the consequences of the attack. Staff had to resort to pen and paper, and press reports...
Setting up two-factor authentication (2FA)
How setting up 2FA can help protect your online accounts, even if your password is stolen.This guidance explains how you can set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your important online accounts. Doing this makes it harder for criminals to access your...
10 Steps: Home and Mobile Working
Summary Mobile working and remote system access offers great business benefits but exposes new risks that need to be managed. You should establish risk based policies and procedures that support mobile working or remote access to systems that...
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