Software and hardware does have a use by date. Even though the equipment or software may still appear serviceable, if the vendor stops supplying updates, then the threat actors will start looking for vulnerable unsupported targets. Martin has written about this over on the Octagon Blog this month: Older versions …
Apple Patches Everything
The security updates this time include back-patching an already exploited vulnerability to older operating systems. There is also something new this month, new operating systems for Macs, iPhones and iPads. Updates are available for: Here is the link to the Apple support page, with update details: Apple security releases – …
JLR Cyber Attack
What is the impact of a well orchestrated cyber attack on a major organisation and it’s supply chain and associated businesses? In the case of the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack it has been estimated that 250,000 jobs have been put at risk. Jaguar Land Rover: Some suppliers ‘face bankruptcy’ …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – September 2025
Yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The day the cyber security world thinks about Microsoft patches and vulnerabilities. But remember other vendors also release cyber security and functionality updates and patches on or around the same time – check those as well. Our support team has …
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Back to Basics – Why MFA? (pt.3)
In this third part of my MFA mini-series, I am going to look at some of the resistance that we get when trying to implement multi-factor authentication. MFA – It is like medicine that tastes bad In the first part of this series, I briefly explained the highlights of why …
