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Posted on 11 July 202411 July 2024

Something from the archives

hybrid working

Whilst I was researching for my VPN article yesterday, I came across something I wrote back at the end of 2022 about hybrid worker cyber security. Cyber Security and Hybrid Working I am in the middle of an IT and Cyber Security Audit for a client and just last week, …

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Posted on 11 July 202411 July 2024

NHS Cyber Security Gaps

I often feature articles here on Smart Thinking about the cyber security issues the NHS suffers. I think it is important as it illustrates to any organisation that if you make a mistake there can be serious consequences for you and your stake holders – hopefully not as disastrous as …

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Posted on 10 July 202410 July 2024

Does a VPN work?

Working whilst out of your secure office use a VPN

Today I was going to talk about about the importance of monitoring your information storage and user accounts, but Mr Putin’s government changed my mind, as they have compelled Apple to remove VPN apps from the Russian App Store. (Gatlan, 2024) What is a VPN? It stands for Virtual Private …

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Posted on 10 July 202411 July 2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – July 2024

patches and updates

Yesterday was the second Tuesday of the month and that means 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 or two to check …

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Posted on 9 July 20249 July 2024

“Scum keep databases of the people they’ve already skimmed”

I had to quote, Simon Sharwood, from The Register, as the headline for this article. He has written an excellent article on how organised threat actors keep records of who they have successfully attacked in the past, so they can go back and try again. Scammers double-dip by offering help …

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