There have been two advisories put out by the Five Eyes group of cyber security organisations this week – both of which we have covered. I have also updated the pinned post that deals with the advice and information being issued about the cyber-attack issues because of the Ukraine Russia conflict. I have an article […]
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 29 April 2022 Read More »
Just like the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), last week, I took a break from posting the Smart Thinking weekly round-up here at Octagon – although over Easter I posted some things which were a bit more fun and/or a longer read: Vending machines – Absolutely Fabulous – Smart Thinking Solutions Crypto for the weekend
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 22 April 2022 Read More »
Problem: No Teams meeting option in Microsoft Outlook showing on 365. Challenge: The user logged a call with us as she couldn’t use the teams meetings addin for Outlook and it didn’t exist to be added manually. Solution: We tried reinstalling Teams and checking the addins to see if it had been disabled etc. Nothing
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We all still need to be on our guard as the situation between Russia and Ukraine continues. There are stories circulating that hackers on both sides are now moving their interests against countries that are supporting the other side in the conflict. A number of my posts this week highlight why training is a key
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 8 April 2022 Read More »
Many of us don’t like to hear about cyber security, and I understand that! This topic may seem too technical, complex or even boring. This may also result from personal beliefs such as: – I have antivirus software on my computer, so my data is safe – cyber attacks happen only to large organisations, which
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Do you know what an .xlsb file is? Hackers do and they are using them in phishing attacks. Phishing attacks have been high on the cyber news cycle this week – with warnings about various groups, not involved in the Russia Ukraine Conflict, taking advantage of the confusion and sending malware and malicious links out
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The Zero Day vulnerability The Zero Day threat is probably one of the biggest cyber security problems any small or medium sized organisation that is doing its own IT and security has to deal with. You rely on your anti-virus to snag any incoming threat to your organisation, but there is a gap between the
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The Russia Ukraine conflict is still the dominant cyber security this week – so I have led on a couple of the most important posts about that issue. However there are a lot of software and hardware vulnerabilities discussed this week – so check against your company’s cybersecurity model to see if they impact you.
Clive’s weekly Cyber Security roundup – 25 March2022 Read More »
Last week I attended a number of very interesting talks, ranging from those given at my party’s Spring Conference, via a talk from one of the professors at my university to a conference hosted by Computing magazine. A recurring theme seems to be the Digital Divide. What do I mean by the Digital Divide? Well,
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