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Posted on 7 June 202316 January 2024

Authentication – Who Do You Let In?

identity lifecycle

Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability. This is the first part of a three-part series looking at the basics of the cyber security principle of “AAA”. Today we will start with Authentication It seems the easiest of principles. Everyone needs a username and password (credentials) to access any of your organisation’s systems. …

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Posted on 24 May 202324 May 2023

Risk Analysis – How to eat a very large quadruped!

risk

Today we are going to look at the very first meeting I have with clients where we look at risk analysis. This is not a blog about eating an elephant – that is a figure of speech – although I do have a book that includes a paragraph or two …

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Posted on 17 May 202328 November 2024

Realistic Cyber Security

Bill Buchanan at Edinburgh Napier University

As you probably know, if you follow this blog, I was in Edinburgh last week at the 6th Intl. Conference on Big Data, Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure held at the Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University. For my post this week I wanted to share one positive thing I got from …

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Posted on 10 May 202311 May 2023

Building on your BitLocker Cyber Security

BitLocker full disk encryption

A follow-on from last week’s article by Ben about Windows BitLocker encryption – BitLocker for Cyber Security. BitLocker for full disk encryption As Ben described, Windows BitLocker is a feature that encrypts your entire drive to protect your data from unauthorized access or theft. It is available on certain versions …

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Posted on 26 April 202326 April 2023

Business Continuity Planning

business continuity

Following the pandemic, I thought everyone would have a written business continuity plan. Of course, I was proven wrong! Do You have a plan for the unexpected? Are you a business owner? If so, this is for you as having a business continuity plan is super important for a few …

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