Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I had to write about patches today – yesterday was Microsoft Patch Tuesday and we got a range patches for their software. Some of these were for critical vulnerabilities with one of them actually being exploited in the wild. Microsoft October 2021 Patch Tuesday (sans.edu) Other software vendors also seem …
Google gives security keys to 10,000 high-risk users – BBC News You may not be on this list – so you have to take you own steps to be secure. The two things you need to do now are: Activate the multi-factor authentication Get some training in how to recognise …
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Lindy Cameron (photo above from NCSC website), the head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has made a strong speech emphasising the devastating threat ransomware poses to businesses and organisations. Lindy Cameron at Cyber 2021, Chatham House – NCSC.GOV.UK UK cyber head says Russia responsible for ‘devastating’ ransomware …
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Here is a link to the NCSC weekly threat report for week ending 8/10/2021: Weekly Threat Report 8th October 2021 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Yesterday as part of our October BeCyberSmart blog and Octagon’s regular blog both myself and Martin wrote about passwords: Leaks – #BeCyberSmart – Smart Thinking Solutions YOUR CREDENTIALS – are they safe? – Octagon Technology Today I wanted to tell you about what a strong password is so I have …
