Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This story is about the wise decision I made many years ago and have been preaching on this site and Octagon Technology and CyberAwake and every course and talk I have given. The Internet Archive and Wayback Machine webistes have been hacked and the user authentication database containing 31 million …
Following the monthly release of security patches and updates across its product range, Microsoft has issued a reminder that older versions of Windows 11 Pro and Home are no longer receiving updates. Microsoft: Windows 11 22H2 Home and Pro reached end of servicing (bleepingcomputer.com) Next month there will be no …
Continue reading “Hot on the heels of Microsoft Patch Tuesday”
Today is 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 have …
Not for you but for developers and programmers. I they do not set effective password parameters then it can be too easy for a user to take a shortcut to a poor password and poor cyber security. NIST Recommends Some Common-Sense Password Rules – Schneier on Security Your Takeaway If …
Diana has written this week’s “Wednesday Bit” on QR Codes. Last week I became aware of a significant problem with QR codes, which are used by many organisations and individuals to direct people to their websites or sales pages. Such codes have been in use now for many years. (BizTechReports, …
