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Author: Clive Catton

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security)

Clive is the CISO at Octagon Technology Ltd with special responsibility for data privacy and cybersecurity. The world of business technology is constantly changing and to meet this challenge he recently graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with an MSc in Advanced Computer Security and Digital Forensics - this course is certified by the Nation Cyber Security Centre. His dissertation was on data privacy and classification in small businesses using Microsoft 365 for Business.

The degree is not the end of the studying – to keep current Clive spends some of his time at work simply reading and studying the latest technology trends and threats so our clients can benefit from this knowledge. This knowledge also shapes and supports the products and services Octagon delivers to clients.

To make full use of Clive’s Master’s degree in cybersecurity, Clive and Diana have a joint venture with an international research company to get access for our clients to up to date information, schemas, analytics, templates, actionable tools and guidance. Whatever the size of your organisation if you are not approaching IT, cybersecurity and information privacy in a way that supports and benefits you, they can help, from the boardroom to the shop floor.

Clive and Diana are also working on a project to provide flexible online cyber security training for businesses at CyberAwake - Train Your Team To Protect You Against Cyber Attacks. Clive is the cybersecurity consultant for the project.

Clive has a long running personal blog at Clive's Blog. Here he publishes articles about photography, walking, camping, technology, stuff he just likes and since January 1, 2012, he posts "a photo a day" on the blog.
Posted on 23 January 202523 January 2025

Ransomware never goes away

Social Engineering

For a successful ransomware attack the threat actors have to get their malware onto a user’s computer inside the secure network. Posing as your IT support is one way to get in: Ransomware gangs pose as IT support in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks – BleepingComputer Social Engineering In this attack …

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Posted on 22 January 202522 January 2025

“I have a Mac – I’m secure!”

I am sure I am not alone in having heard this one from clients in the past. It was not true then and fortunately now Mac users now they are at as much risk of a cyber attack as a Windows, Linux, Android, etc. user. This malware attack uses a …

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Posted on 21 January 202521 January 2025

Things do wear out…

We have been working over the last few years to move all of our clients from Microsoft Exchange 2016 and 2019 servers onto more modern and hopefully more secure platforms. Once Microsoft stops cyber security support for these servers, the threat actors will attack any that are still online. Microsoft: …

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Posted on 17 January 202516 January 2025

Because It’s Friday – Bang!

Ballon’s bang!

Following on from last week’s amazing, let’s start this week’s “Because It’s Friday” with a YouTube short: Bang! Are you watching The Traitors? We are, although it drives me mad! In this season one of the contestants is faking a Welsh accent in an attempt to be “trusted more” and …

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Posted on 16 January 202515 January 2025

Threat Actors want your Microsoft 365 Credentials

Insider threat - hacker

Many of my cyber security investigations have involve the compromise of Microsoft 365 credentials. These are a valuable commodity for threat actors, as a carelessly managed set of credentials may give them the keys to raid your information. The latest attack on M365 credentials, in the tech news, is a …

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