We all depend on the various technical cyber security solutions we deploy, firewalls, anti-virus, end point detection and response (EDR), there are many names and the threat actors know we depend on them. So it should come as no surprise that there are attacks, that first attempt to disable these …
The state of ransomware
I have written a lot about updates and patches recently – let’s get back to another old favourite – ransomware. No surprise it is still a growth market for threat actors. Read about it in Unit 42’s bi-annual report: Ransomware Review: First Half of 2024 (paloaltonetworks.com) Your takeaway Simple – …
Have you run your Windows updates? Holidays!
Last week was Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday so by now you should have done the updates. But if like me you have been away and your computer has not been switched on, then you have not yet patched your machine. Microsoft updates are important – every update by every vendor is …
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2024
This week was the second Tuesday of the month and although I am on holiday our support team have been reviewing our client monitoring reports and the SOC to check that the Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates have been completed. Our team will keep an eye on the reports for the next day …
Why Cyber Security Awareness Training is Importatnt?
Whatever technical defences you (and I) rely on, there is a probability that the threat actors will find ways to bypass them: Microsoft 365 anti-phishing feature can be bypassed with CSS (bleepingcomputer.com) If the phishing email gets as far as your team member’s inbox, they had better be able to …
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