If you keep up with the cyber security news you can then make the decisions needed to protect your systems.
Before the usual preamble I have to start by highlighting the increased cyber security threat to everyone, following the escalation of the Ukraine Russia conflict. We have published advice and reports this week both on the Octagon Blog and over on Smart Thinking, so all our clients and readers are kept up to date with the latest threat reports.
I got this piece of advice from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – it was at the head of a security advisory they put out this week but I thought it summed up in a couple of bullet points what people need to be doing when it comes to cyber security. I am sure they will not mind me reproducing it here for a UK audience:
If you have a problem with any of these points then Octagon can help you – phone us, if you wait for an email to be processed it may be too late.
The UK Government’s plan to weaken our security in the name of child protection has not gone away – make your mind up about the issue by following the story on Smart Thinking:
UK Government’s Draft Online Safety Bill on Smart Thinking Solutions
This is a weekly round-up of the articles from Smart Thinking Solutions, our specialist cybersecurity, governance and compliance web site.
The articles are mostly quick reads to give you an overview of the cybersecurity threat landscape facing businesses today, with links to the sources. Many of the posts have action points or top tips to help you navigate these threats to your organisations.
Sometimes they are just there to make you smile!
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
