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.
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What are the most spoofed brands in social engineering/phishing attacks?

It is not really a surprise, with the exponential rise in home shopping and deliveries because of the pandemic, that the delivery service DHL is the most impersonated organisation when it comes to cyber attacks: DHL named most-spoofed brand in phishing • The Register Microsoft and LinkedIN are close behind. …

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Apple patching everything

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Sans Internet Storm Diary has a good round-up of the latest Apple software/OS updates and patches: Apple Patches Everything: October 2022 Edition – SANS Internet Storm Center These updates should happen automatically, but it is your responsibility to make sure they actually happen – so check.

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Daixin Team

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has and occasional series of advisories it issues, often with other US governmental agencies, looking in depth at various cyber-criminals and ransomware attacks and methodologies, to help professionals who have to deal with these threats. Here is the latest: StopRansomware – Daixin Team …

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