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Posted on 13 June 202314 June 2023

It’s Patch Tuesday again

Patches and Updates

Today is Patch Tuesday. Here is why it is important: How Microsoft Patch Tuesday can help your cyber security planning – CyberAwake Johannes Ullrich has written a summary of Microsoft’s June 2023 cyber security patches and updates: June 2023 Microsoft Patch Tuesday – SANS Internet Storm Centre Microsoft always has …

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Posted on 18 May 202318 May 2023

We do not use RDP…

…and neither should you. RDP is Microsoft’s remote desktop protocol and enables a user at one computer to take over a remote computer – you are all familiar with the concept, and I am sure you used it. However the technology is old and full of security holes and no …

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Posted on 16 May 202316 May 2023

Catching up with the CISA security advisories

I was away at a Cyber Security Conference last week and Diana did not know to keep up with the advisories from The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – although the support team did keep up with them. So, what happened last week? Microsoft Patch Tuesday Last …

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Posted on 10 May 202316 May 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday

Patches and Updates

It was yesterday and along with Microsoft other vendors also released patches and updates. You – or the people responsible for your cyber security – need to check what releases impact you and get the patching done. May 2023 Security Updates – Release Notes – Security Update Guide – Microsoft …

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Posted on 10 May 20239 May 2023

Tackling Push Bombing

Multi-factor authentication stands between you and a threat actor gaining access to your services – but the attackers have come up with a simple way to subvert it. Just keep bombarding you with authentication requests until you either give in or make a mistake. If the hacker has your correct …

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