Google has announced two excellent cyber security tools for organisations that use Google Chrome and/or Google WorldSpace. The first one for Chrome is for Chrome Enterprise and comes at a cost, but for an organisation that runs on Chrome it offers extra security steps around updates, extensions, third-party integration and …
Let’s start the week with Ransomware
We finished last week with a ransomware story. let’s start this week with another: BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor (bleepingcomputer.com) This ransomware story has a twist, the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang are ow using stolen Microsoft credentials in custom software to execute their attacks. Your takeaway You …
Google Workspace cyber security improvements
I talk a lot about Microsoft 365 here – let’s face it the business world is a Microsoft world – but other office software vendors exist and we also support a number of clients with those. Including Google Workspace. Google has announced a range of cyber security improvements to Google …
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And there is an issue with Google Authenticator Back-up!
I wrote about the new functionality of the Google Authenticator app yesterday – but said I was going to hold off advising clients to use this functionality until I had had a look at it. I just want to look at the functionality of this new service as it will …
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Google Authenticator App gets an update and some advice on MFA
I am big on MFA – whenever it is available you should use it. Although multi-factor authentication can have it’s issues, it is still an effective barrier between you and credential compromise. I do not, however, care about which authenticator app you use, as long as it comes from a …
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