Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Yesterday I wrote the opening chapter of this defence-in-depth article – I looked at how anti-virus protection can be side-stepped by threat actors and that staff cyber awareness training is needed to provide another layer to your defences. That was a human addition to your defence-in-depth and today we are …
What is the Insider Threat? The insider threat is one of the most difficult cyber security issues to deal with as it involves someone you trust betraying that trust behind your back. They betray that trust and exploit the access they have to privileged information or processes. Unfortunately the insider …
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It is a very old attack, infect a USB stick and leave it somewhere. Who ever finds it may (will) plug it into a computer to see what is on it. It is human nature. If leaving the infected drive in Starbucks seems to random – then post them out …
This morning, our support team have been reviewing our client monitoring reports to check that the Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates have been completed. They will keep an eye on the reports all day to check there are no issues or absconders! Here is Microsoft’s detailed page on Patch Tuesday: July …
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 …
