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Clive

Clive Catton MSc (Cybersecurity)



Clive is the CISO at Octagon Technology. with special responsibility for data privacy and cybersecurity. The world of business technology is constantly changing and to meet this challenge he recently graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with an MSc in Advanced Computer Security and Digital Forensics. His dissertation was on data privacy in small businesses using Microsoft 365 for Business.

The degree is not the end of the studying – to keep current Clive spends some of his time at work simply reading and studying the latest technology trends and threats so our clients can benefit from this knowledge. This knowledge also shapes and supports the products and services Octagon delivers to clients.

To make full use of Clive’s Master’s degree in cybersecurity, Clive and Diana have a joint venture with an international research company to get access for our clients to up to date information, schemas, analytics, templates, actionable tools and guidance. Whatever the size of your organisation if you are not approaching IT, cybersecurity and information privacy in a way that supports and benefits you, they can help, from the boardroom to the shop floor. See more details at Smart Thinking Soltutions.

If you have a cyber security issue and need help urgently you can contact Clive directly on 07943 537804.

Clive's personal blog can be found at Clives Blog. He posts "a photo a day", other photos and talks about photography, walking, camping, technology and other stuff he likes.

Branston Business Network

We are all out representing Octagon this evening at the Branston and Mere Parish Council AGM as part of the Branston Business Network. the group’s new banner The AGM was well attended and our members had plenty of opportunities to talk about our services. The exhibition table full of leaflets, cards, various PowerPoint presentations and

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Security

This is a test post as we are increasing the security of our WordPress website. We are testing the changes before rolling them out to our clients. If you would like to talk to us about WordPress or data protection and security then Octagon staff are attending the Branston and Mere Parish Council meeting at

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A tidy desktop

I was at a client’s today to fix a network problem and saw the tidiest computer desktop I have ever seen. The network issue was a broken cable, causing an intermittent fault, disconnecting the wired devices from the internet, it took an hour or so of tracing and testing cables to find the faulty one

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