To Phish or Not to Phish? Part 2

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jonathan Ashton

That is the question……. Part 1 of this blog post gave a summary of some of the issues we face when trying to detect, prevent and respond to phishing attacks.  The upshot is that it isn’t easy.  Technical controls are … Continue reading →

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To Phish or Not To Phish? Part 1

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jonathan Ashton

That is the question……. About eighteen months ago I wrote a blog post on the price of phish.  Since then, phishing has continued not only to remain a problem but to grow as a significant threat to aspects of the University’s … Continue reading →

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FIRST TC 2013 (Lisbon)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by David Ford

During late January one member of OxCERT were able to attend the annual spring Technical Colloquium organised jointly by FIRST and TF-CSIRT. This event provides opportunity to meet up with, hear presentations from, and discuss matters of interest with a … Continue reading →

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Google Blocks

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Robin Stevens

We recently felt it necessary to take, temporarily, extreme action for the majority of University users: we blocked Google Docs. Why would we do such a thing, you might well ask. Surely Google Docs is a perfectly legitimate site, widely … Continue reading →

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