It is so easy to forget about those boxes in the cupboard, that your organisation depends on. I often find routers, switches and other devices left off my initial investigation document when I start an IT and Cyber Security Audit. Here is the reason why you must make sure they are included in your patching and update procedures:

Over 92,000 exposed D-Link NAS devices have a backdoor account (bleepingcomputer.com)

Devices that are not managed or patched are a serious cyber security risk.

Our Security Operations Centre and RMM can help manage the patching of certain equipment. If you would like know how even a small organisation can benefit from this type of corporate cyber security, then have a read of this article and get yourself booked into our cyber security webinar:

So you don’t think cyber security is for you?

Further Reading

I recently wrote a short series on device security:

Device Security (Pt. 1) – CyberAwake

Device Security (Pt. 2) | Smart Thinking Solutions

Device Security (Pt. 3) Just One More Thing… | Smart Thinking Solutions

USB cyber-attack – Device Security (Pt. 4) | Smart Thinking Solutions

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