If you have been following our posts on Defence in Depth you will be gaining an understanding of some of the products and services we can provide. This article is about the layers that need to be addressed in order to meet your Cyber Security goals. At the bottom of the article there are links […]
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Welcome back! If you haven’t read part 1 about “Defence in Depth” please check it out, otherwise let’s look at the next stage of defence in the cyber security theatre of war. Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) RMM is a toolbox of programs, a swiss army package, taking care of lots of tasks which historically
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It is easy for us to say, “You need our Security Operations Centre (SOC)” but then we are often asked, “What will that do for us?”. Here is a real-life example showing how the SOC keeps a constant watch for unusual activity in your systems. Remembering that unusual activity could mean a threat or attack.
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For a very long time nearly all Windows computers were sold in one of two flavours, Windows Home and Windows Pro. There have been variations but those two are the most widespread. The use cases are obvious, but that’s not to say you cannot use either for both. If your business I.T. needs are very
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Bulk Email One of the challenges of email marketing is to ensure that your messages reach the intended recipients and do not end up in the spam folder. To achieve this, you need to use a reliable and secure email service provider that can handle bulk email delivery. One of the features that you should
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Into the bin it goes ! It is generally recommended that when you throw away house rubbish that you do not include intact personal information. To avoid electronic dumpster diving and people getting your (PII) such as bank accounts, NI numbers, ID and such. This is because naughty people can and will look through bins
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Setting up a PC in the 90’s? IT is moving on and back in the 90’s we had to set up PCs using floppy disks from scratch. We would have to literally build the PC from circuit boards and wires then put the operating system on with floppy disks. Each floppy disk would only contain
When we are not supplying IT support for our clients, one of the things we often do here at Octagon is just explore technology. We like to understand – not only the core products we support but also – you never know when keeping up with the latest tech will help us solve your problem!
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Do you ever think about your I.T? Many companies don’t consider communication with theIr I.T. supplier to be a major part of their organisation until something goes wrong and suddenly a solution becomes urgent. Planning ahead It is important to plan ahead for your I.T. and Cyber Security requirements, especially in the current climate. Make
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