Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
After a short wait… (Another thing about phishing emails… (pt.12) and Problems with QR Codes here is the second part of my series on BYOD – Bring-Your-Own-Device. Trust and BYOD If you are or are thinking of allowing your team to use their devices to do your work – then …
This is a short series looking at the basics, the benefits and the risks of Bring-Your-Own-Device or BYOD. Today we are going to look at the most useful benefits. Defining BYOD Let’s start with a definition of what BYOD – Bring-Your-Own-Device is. To qualify, a device must be owned by …
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I have come across the issue of EoL products being used several times whilst carrying out IT and Cyber Security Audits. Often the client has no idea that the firewall or internet connected printer they are relying on is no longer supported by the manufacturer. I have written about this …
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I have written about the risks of Android apps – a lot, see the highlights of the issue here: Device Security (Pt. 2) | Smart Thinking Solutions However to reinforce the statement that apps downloaded from the Google Play Store can be a serious security risk on your organisation’s information, …
Researchers at BitDefender have discovered cyber security flaws in WebOS, the operating system used in LG smart TVs. Over 90,000 LG Smart TVs may be exposed to remote attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) I manual ran a software update on my TV to ensure it is running the latest secure version of WebOS. …
