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Posted on 18 July 202318 July 2023

It was just a typo… and a fix.

I have heard that excuse many, many times – including just last week when a client could not get access to his account! But what happens when the typo has cyber security implications? What happens when the typo has national security implications? Typo sends millions of US military emails to …

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Posted on 17 July 202317 July 2023

Phishing this is how the malware gets in!

phishing email

I’ll start this story with an example of a phishing attack run by one of the Russian sponsored hacking groups currently involved in the Russian Ukraine conflict. You are not likely to be one of their carefully selected targets but it illustrates how other threat actors operate. The group is …

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Posted on 14 July 202314 July 2023

Cyber Security Advisories

The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued notices for updates for the products. Cisco Releases Security Update for SD-WAN vManage API | CISA Juniper Releases Multiple Security Updates for Juno OS | CISA You probably do not use these, but do you or someone in your …

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Posted on 12 July 202313 July 2023

Get that patching done

software patches are essential cybersecurity

CISA – The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – is one of my trusted sources of information when it comes to software and firmware vulnerabilities and patching. Patching It is the week of Microsoft Patch Tuesday – here is the CISA advisory for Microsoft products: Microsoft Releases July …

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Posted on 12 July 202313 July 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Patches and Updates

This morning, our support team have been reviewing our client monitoring reports to check that the Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates have been completed. They will keep an eye on the reports all day to check there are no issues or absconders! Here is Microsoft’s detailed page on Patch Tuesday: July …

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