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Posted on 2 March 20232 March 2023

CEO Fraud: Act quickly because your boss sent you this email…

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…or did she? I got an email from Diana the other day asking me to transfer some company money to the listed account – because if I didn’t our Microsoft 365 account would be deleted. It also conveniently explained that she was in a meeting and could not be contacted …

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Posted on 28 February 202328 February 2023

WordPress vulnerabilities and you

Over the last two weeks we have had two WordPress jobs. One came about when our sysadmin discovered, during a routine system check, that a client’s site was using several insecure plugins. She contacted the client and their web designer and a disaster was averted – that web designer has …

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Posted on 27 February 202328 February 2023

Edge and VPN

I am big on the using VPNs as a step in good cyber security – catch up on why a VPN is an essential tool for any organisation: Do you have a “work from anywhere” policy? We’ll start with a VPN. – CyberAwake I am away working at the moment …

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Posted on 24 February 202323 February 2023

Cyber Security Ebook Giveaway

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Just launched today is our first cyber security ebook giveaway. Cyber Security Starts at the Top – Clive Catton MScTen Articles Exploring Your Cyber Security Responsibilities In this first ebook I have collected ten of Clive‘s longer articles which discuss a variety of cyber security threats and risks all organisations …

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Posted on 22 February 202322 February 2023

Ransomware – You need a Checklist

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Part 8 of my Ransomware Mini-series looks at another aspect of “what if the worst happens”. Monday Morning Blues – A Ransomware Attack This message on your laptop when you start work on a Monday morning, is not the blues that can be washed away with a cup of coffee …

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