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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Data wiping malware spreading beyond the Ukraine Russia conflict region

Data wiping malware has been deployed continuously during the the Ukraine Russia conflict – research is now showing that it is reaching targets in other regions: Use of wipers expanding beyond Ukraine to 24 countries – The Record by Recorded Future Malware seen in the wild includes WhisperKill, WhisperGate, HermeticWiper, …

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Is your email server blacklisted? The Peter Parker Principle.

…with great power there must also come — great responsibility! Stan Lee – Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962) A company with little accountability can blacklist your organisation’s email servers and not tell you why – and your hosting company pays for the privilege: Sp*mh**s warns email hygiene has worsened • The …

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Android 13 privacy settings

Following yesterday’s story that threat actors have already compromised Android 13’s security setting, here is a good news story about how Android 13 with help protect your privacy: The Android 13 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now | WIRED UK