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Posted on 3 September 20245 September 2024

The cyber security risk of end-of-life products.

I have come across the issue of EoL products being used several times whilst carrying out IT and Cyber Security Audits. Often the client has no idea that the firewall or internet connected printer they are relying on is no longer supported by the manufacturer. I have written about this …

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Posted on 2 September 20245 September 2024

Mobile phone thefts

I have discussed your organisation’s information on an employee’s mobile phone as part of my Devices and Cyber Security Primer – and a BYOD policy is something, I find most organisations have. However, I have also found it is also one of the most ignored policies. This is why it …

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Posted on 30 August 20245 September 2024

AI on Octagon’s Blog

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Martin and Ben have been the editors for this month’s Octagon Technology Newsletter and being geeks and generally interested in technology, they chose AI as their theme. Here are the AI posts we wrote for their newsletter: Copilot AI and the Phishing Email Careful with that A.I. Eugene ! / …

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Posted on 30 August 202429 August 2024

Because It’s Friday – The Reality of Time Travel

time travel

Regular readers will know I like a good sci-fi story and especially a time-travel story. At the moment I am reading the classic Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven and I am part way through the more modern series Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor. However, there are two main …

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Posted on 28 August 202429 August 2024

Realistic Cyber Security

The Wednesday Bit is still on holiday! A couple of weeks back, whilst walking in Scotland, I got involved with a prospective client in a discussion about the benefits of our cyber security stack and in particular our Security Operations Centre. The discussion was not about “how much” but what …

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