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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 19 April 202319 April 2023

Business continuity – Cyber breaches take time to fix

business continuity plan

Why is a business continuity plan a good idea? Here’s why -the Acro Criminal Records Office is still facing disruption following the cyber security breach last month. Criminal Records Service still disrupted 4 weeks after hack – BBC News Your takeaway from this is that a well funded government resource …

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Posted on 19 April 202319 April 2023

Have you heard of the UN Cybercrime Treaty?

The draft treaty has the potential to rewrite criminal laws around the world… Electronic Frontier Foundation Whether your answer is yes or no to the UN Cybercrime Treaty – the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has an article looking at some of the problems with the treaty when it comes to …

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Posted on 19 April 202319 April 2023

Data stolen in an extortion ransomware attack

To increase the attack surface of this extortion ransomware attack threat actors did not go after a single organisation, they targeted and breached an IT company that was holding information for more than 140 organisations, much of it very sensitive: Cyber attack: Data from charities stolen in ransomware attack – …

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Posted on 19 April 202312 June 2023

I am out of the office so time to use the VPN

Using a VPN when on holiday

I am away this week, writing – tying to finish two eBooks that are overdue and attending a cyber security conference – which means I am going to point you at one of my previous articles for my Wednesday bit this week. VPNs However I will keep it topical as …

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Posted on 18 April 202319 April 2023

Over two hundred thousand phone calls recorded

It appears neither the police or the people being recorded knew what was being done or what personal information was being saved. Brit cops rapped over app that recorded 200k phone calls – The Register The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled against Surrey and Sussex Police for using the Another Call …

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