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Anatomy of a DOCM (Microsoft Word macro document) email based virus

Details: Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

DOCM files are Microsoft Word files, with the “M” standing for Macro. Macro files or codes should always been viewed with caution. This email came from a semi-advanced and semi-targeted email campaign directed at ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) members in the second quarter of 2014.

Encryption software - Free And Open Source Vs. Proprietary

Details: Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

In this article Graeme Batsman looks at open source and proprietary (both paid for and free) encryption software. Encryption software encrypts (or encodes) data and means that the human eye cannot understand it without the means to decrypt it, for example, if gets into the wrong hands.

Why encrypt?
Cryptography has existed for thousands of years, starting off with the ancient Egyptians, to the Greeks and Romans, and most recently (and most famously), Bletchley Park and the Enigma code breakers of World War II.

Standard antivirus is so from the noughties – only 1/6 antivirus vendors detected a virus

Details: Category: Cyber Security (Personal)

The email is directed at members of ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland). Someone has scrapped off the members list and partly customised the email. Normally no personal or business details are added. By adding details it is far more convincing. Note no intro (Dear John) or proper ending (Regards, Maria of Complaints Department). IP/Server is within Germany whereas the real membership body is Scottish based.