The CrowdStrike incident underscores the need for resilience. Since the start, we engaged over 5,000 engineers working 24x7 to help bring critical services online Those who were able to remediate and recover quickly followed a similar set of practices… techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-…

AI-generated deepfakes are increasingly being used for fraud, abuse, and manipulation – to target the most vulnerable people in our society Read this blog, and associated 50-page report 'Protecting the Public from Abusive AI-Generated Content' blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/…

AI tools have transformed the way people work globally, including Red Teams - groups of cybersecurity experts whose job is to help keep technology safe. Learn how they're taking a novel approach to uncovering risks, making AI more secure and responsible: msft.it/6017ler5D

Fraudsters, scammers, tricksters, charlatans, con artists, swindlers - call them what you will, but they are master of manipulation. I'll be at BSides Bristol on 30th August, discussing 'The biggest cons and why they work' Book your tickets here: lnkd.in/enSMG7Ef

What an awesome book shelf! 🤓❤️

In today’s cyber awareness brief, we shall talk about waking up and smelling the flowers. We cannot afford to let the passage of time be at the detriment of the actions we must take today….. #CarpeDiem ❤️ linkedin.com/posts/sarah-ar…?

Great Fireside Chat with Chris Roberts and Sarah Armstrong-Smith at the Future of Cyber Security Virtual Conference

The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) shares intelligence about Iranian actors laying the groundwork for influence operations aimed at US audiences and potentially seeking to impact the 2024 US presidential election: msft.it/6018llWQs

In today's cyber awareness brief, we shall talk about why your awareness training probably sucks! I’m being deliberately provocative to address some of the fundamental issues that organisations are facing, and how to improve attitudes towards security… linkedin.com/posts/sarah-ar…?

17 years old and a guy I’d never met shouted at me for cutting my hair Apparently him and his friends used to refer to me as ‘Mariah’ due to my long, curly hair He took delight in telling me my bedroom was above the garage, my car reg and all my classes I was terrified!

Cyber Dad jokes…

In today’s cyber awareness brief, we shall discuss keeping your eyes on the prize. Think of it as the crown jewels - the higher the value, the more investment that is required, and the stricter the ‘need to know’ is on how to access them… linkedin.com/posts/sarah-ar…?

In today’s cybersecurity awareness brief we shall discuss missing what is right in front of our face This occurs when we have many things on our mind, we fail to notice unexpected events Psychologists refer to this as ‘inattention blindness’ Read on… linkedin.com/posts/sarah-ar…

Your favourite doggos of InfoSec would like to wish all dogs and their hoomans a special 'International Dog Day' Also a reminder to keep practising good security every day! 🥰 Swot up on a few awareness briefs here: lnkd.in/ejaqDPEw

So Sarah Armstrong-Smith kicks off BSides Bristol UWEcyber

Ohhh that’s Manchester, Southampton, Bristol and Norwich universities putting my book on their cyber & forensics class reading lists! What an honour! ❤️❤️❤️

In today’s cyber awareness brief we shall discuss how the early bird catches the worm This is especially true when taking action and communicating in a crisis - the longer you wait, the worse it’s likely to get… Read on… 🤓 linkedin.com/posts/sarah-ar…?

The doggo says no to this ‘British’ weather! Bring back the sun…