Periodically Test Staff Skills Against Threats 

Help Employees Decipher Phishing & Social Engineering Attempts

Don’t Just Review Best Practices, Practice Password Security

Top 10 IT security actions to protect Internet connected networks and information

https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/top-10-it-security-actions-protect-internet-connected-networks-and-information-itsm10089

The ongoing battle against hackers has seen a new development. Microsoft has seized control of servers belonging to a China-based hacking group. Dubbed “Nickle,” the hacking group has been targeting government agencies and human rights organizations in the U.S. and 28 other countries. According to Microsoft, the group is highly sophisticated and has been operating since at least 2016. Now that Microsoft possesses the servers, the company will divert traffic away from them to keep its targets safe. - IT Business Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has seized control of 42 websites operated by a China-based hacking group dubbed Nickel, disrupting...