Today’s Wednesday Bit is a guest article by Martin from Octagon Technology, looking at email encryption and Microsoft 365. Ever thought about why you would need to encrypt an email? Well here is a scenario. If I am sending an email that has proprietary information in it and I don’t …
VPN – A Security Uplift
On Monday we ran an article highlighting the importance of security updates and patches on VPN software, especially when those fixes apply to zero-day vulnerabilities. Quick Definition The zero-day vulnerability is the gap between a cyber security flaw being discovered and the patch to fix it being applied to your …
Tomorrow is Patch Tuesday
Among the patches Microsoft will issue tomorrow, there are sure to be fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities – these are probably the most important as threat actors may already be exploiting them. What is the zero-day threat? You can find out the details here: Are zero-day vulnerabilities exploited? Yes, and the …
Get Organised – Cyber Security
It is a new year, so it is a good time for a new start. Over on Octagon’s blog this month the theme for the month is going to be “get organised” and I am going to start the 2025 Wednesday Bits on the same theme. Cyber Security and Get …
Because It’s Friday – Another gift idea
I have published my annual Geeky Christmas present list over on Octagon’s site this week: Geek Christmas 2024 – This is the Year of Choices | Octagon Technology However whilst doom scrolling Google shorts, before starting work on Monday morning, I found an addition for the list: If all that …