As part of the Cyber Security Awareness Training I deliver, I always emphasise that any credentials people are entrusted with have a value and should be protected accordingly. Here is the proof of that statement – credentials for sale: ‘Russian Market’ emerges as a go-to shop for stolen credentials – …
Deepfake
The stakes can be high when threat actors invest the time and money into creating deepfake videos to hack an organisation, here an example from last year: You may not have $25m in your bank account but here is the state of play of deepfake hacking So tools that can …
Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability – A Primer
Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability (AAA) and The Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) come together in this primer to give you a basic understanding of the importance of knowing who is accessing your information and how much they can access. Another important idea covered here is what happens when something goes …
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Get Organised – A Primer
This Back-to-Basics Primer originally started life as a theme for the Octagon Technology newsletter and evolved into a cyber security primer as it contained a range of useful articles relating to cyber security. Get Organised Month: Make a Vision Board Get Organised at Smart Thinking Solutions Organising your Files Get …
Zero-day vulnerabilities – it is a real threat
Each month when I write about Microsoft Patch Tuesday or Apple updates, in the Further Reading section I include a link to my article explaining why the Zero-day threat is a real risk every organisation or individual faces when it comes to cyber security. Here is is again if you …
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