Time to make a coffee and have a look at Windows 11 and what Microsoft is doing to protect your work and organisations. The first article is by Microsoft – so treat it as such – but it does lay out clearly the aims and objectives of the operating system …
Cyber security insurance – some advice – Updated
The original article was published on 1 March 2022. I am often asked my opinion of cyber security insurance, particularly if I think it will cover a particular type of incident and loss. I have been asked for my opinion on the tendency for some cyber security companies to bundle …
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Octagon Technology and 365R deals with Shadow IT
Shadow IT is a term that refers to the use of un-authorised or unknown hardware and software in an organisation. Often the board through the IT Department has written a policy for for what can and cannot be used in an organisation for processing their information but when someone finds …
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Hands up if this surprises you?
The politicians thought that they were safeguarding us (the citizens they were charged with protecting) when they debated and then voted in the GDPR amendments to the Data Protection Act. As citizens we have the right to believe that those MPs who lack a technical education got advice from a …
Think you’re secure? Think again. #BeCyberSmart
Thinking you are sufficiently protected against security threats is not good enough. You need to know! Governance and management are a major part of getting security right. How do you measure up? Without the right policies and processes in place and adhered to, you are not truly secure. We can …
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