Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I am reposting this article as I spent too much time yesterday, whilst on leave, convincing a business owner that they needed to implement Microsoft 365 multi-factor authentication for everyone. Passwords are not enough. Original Post Eventually yes: Something better than a password – Passwordless Authentication – CyberAwake
I have a companion article to this one to this one looking at the planning and preparation needed if you are not plugged in! Pull the Plug: But I haven’t got a plug! In my previous ransomware article, in this mini-series, we had a quick look at some spanners and …
Continue reading “Minimise the Damage – Planning and Preparation – Ransomware Part 3*”
I use OneNote a lot – so I had to follow up on my previous post about OneNote attachments being used as an attack vector. OneNote has become the threat actors new choice of attachment probably because Microsoft closed the door on macro attacks. In the wild, Microsoft OneNote’ .one’ …
My ongoing ransomware advice mini-series, continued yesterday with part 2 being published on CyberAwake: A Bag of Spanners – Planning and Preparation I am publishing the series across all three of the blogs I regularly write for, Smart Thinking, Octagon Technology and CyberAwake – part 1 is available at Octagon …
Continue reading “Ransomware Advice – The Bite Sized Mini-series”
I have written another article on our Cyber Security Awareness Training site, CyberAwake, looking at another aspect of password – in this case how sharing credentials can seriously compromise your cyber security: Credential Sharing and Passwordless – CyberAwake
I could get a dictionary definition here – but instead I will simply say it is a trusted employee betraying that trust and revealing your information to an unauthorised party. Most of us would immediately think people in high positions of trust selling high value information to your competitors and …
If we did not use passwords, then the world would probably be a more secure place. Why? Read on: Something better than a password – Passwordless Authentication – CyberAwake
