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Posted on 2 August 20232 August 2023

Hardware the overlooked cyber security risk

Just last week we had to intervene when a client was going to donate their redundant computers to a charity. We ran our disposal procedure over them before we let them go. Then I saw this in the tech news: Canon warns of Wi-Fi security risks when discarding inkjet printers …

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Posted on 23 June 202322 June 2023

Routers and NAS Devices

Patches and Updates

Recently we covered the issues of hardware vulnerabilities and how network devices and other hardware are often missed when it comes to cyber security patching. Here are two more examples of why you should not miss the hardware… New Condi malware builds DDoS botnet out of TP-Link AX21 routers (bleepingcomputer.com) …

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Posted on 15 June 202315 June 2023

Cyber Security and Hardware

Both Martin, over on Octagon and I wrote about the importance of hardware in your cyber security plan. Cyber Essentials and hardware | Octagon Technology Buy new hardware! | Smart Thinking Solutions This came about because of some serious flaws in various Barracuda Networks devices. Now Barracuda Networks has issued …

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Posted on 12 June 202312 June 2023

Another network hardware flaw – this time VPNs

Lat week it was Barracuda this week it is Fortinet VPNs: Fortinet fixes critical RCE flaw in Fortigate SSL-VPN devices, patch now (bleepingcomputer.com) By now you should have realised that network hardware has to be on your cyber security to do list. A note on VPNs I am away this …

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Posted on 8 June 202314 June 2023

Buy new hardware!

hardware and VPNs

This is always a difficult conversation with clients – when we come across redundant hardware or hardware that is reaching or reached it’s EOL – “you need to replace it”. It is always the cost! However sometimes you just have to do it – especially if it causes a security …

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