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🚨 Latest Cybersecurity Threats: A Horror Story in Three Acts 🚨

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👻 Act 1: The Phishing That Got Personal
That email from the “CEO” asking for urgent wire transfers? Yeah, turns out CEOs don’t email at 2 AM with “Sent from my iPhone” misspelled.

🤖 Act 2: AI-Powered Scams
Deepfake voices now sound eerily real—your boss might not actually be asking you to “buy 500 Apple gift cards immediately.” (Pro tip: Call them back before you max out your credit card.)

🔓 Act 3: The Eternal Password Problem
People are still using “123456” and “password” in 2025. Meanwhile, cybercriminals are using AI-powered brute force attacks. This is why we can’t have nice things.

💡 Moral of the Story?
Always verify unusual requests—especially financial ones.
AI scams are getting smarter—so should you.
Use a password manager, MFA, and a little common sense.

What’s the wildest cybersecurity threat you’ve seen recently? We’d love to hear from you, email enquiries@icloud9.co.uk ⬇️

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Lancaster University

PhD In Communication Systems

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After a challenging and rewarding decade in academia, I am thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a PhD in Network Communications from Lancaster University. This journey began with a three-year bachelor’s degree at Blackpool and The Fylde College, followed by a master’s degree in Cybersecurity at Lancaster University.

I am incredibly grateful for the support from my mentors, colleagues, and family throughout this journey. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this adventure—I look forward to the new opportunities and challenges that lie ahead!

Attending the North American Network Operating Group Conference

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It was a fantastic week in Los Angeles attending the NANOG 86 conference. Met a lot of great people and listened to some excellent presentations. Great experience.

Attending the North American Network Operating Group Conference
Attending the North American Network Operating Group Conference

At the National Cyber Security Conference in Newport Wales

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Newport Cyber Security Conference 2022

 

Sponsored by the NCSC to Attend the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) Cyber Conference in Newport Wales.

Chinese hacking group targeting Microsoft Exchange Servers

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The campaign has exploited recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange software, stealing email and infecting computer servers with tools that let attackers take control remotely,

“Everyone running these servers needs to act now to patch them. We are concerned that there are a large number of victims,” White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said .

After Microsoft released patches for the vulnerabilities on Tuesday, attacks “dramatically stepped up” on servers not yet updated with security fixes, said Krebs, who cited unnamed sources familiar with the situation

In a blog post on Tuesday, Microsoft executive Tom Burt said the company had released updates to fix the security flaws, which apply to on-premises versions of the software rather than cloud-based versions, and urged customers to apply them

Please ensure your On site Exchange Servers are fully patched or call Cloud9 for help, advice and support.

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