We've completed an important phase of a Cyber Security in passing the Cyber Essentials standard, having received the following email today: "Hi Focused IT Limited, Our assessor has finished grading the answers provided for your Cyber Essentials 2018 assessment. Congratulations…
We're seeing an increase in phishing attempts leading to stealing of credentials and then on to ex-filtrating data out of Exchange, on-premise or Office 365, via AutoForward either at a mailbox level or rule level. Unless you've got a good…
A critical bug has been found in 7-zip we recommend you upgrade to the latest version, which is v18.05 as of May 2018, https://www.7-zip.org/download.html More details can of the vulnerability can be found on Sophos security blog https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/05/09/critical-bug-in-7-zip-make-sure-youre-up-to-date/
Microsoft have announced they are no longer developing Software Restriction Policies: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/planning/windows-10-1803-removed-features They're suggesting the use of AppLocker or Windows Defender Application Control. Now this is all well and good, but this is only really viable on Enterprise versions of Windows, probably…
We're looking for more IT technicians to expand our team. What do we do? We design, sell, implement and support IT infrastructure for small to medium size businesses (SMB). What IT Infrastructure? Everything from micro-businesses running on PCs with Microsoft…
We’ve likely all had a phishing message or e-mail like this before: This style of attack was popular 5-10 years ago and hopefully by now we all know how to spot and avoid these, but what if the e-mail actually…
We are regularly deploying Veeam Backup & Replication at some of our medium/larger sized clients who have multiple virtual servers to backup. Veeam is a very powerful and flexible backup solution which has numerous advantages over the built-in Windows Server…
Please be aware that there is an ongoing phishing attack that is currently stealing usernames and passwords. The attack is currently disguising itself as a OneDrive document link and will genuinely be sent from one of your contacts. It is…
The States of Jersey have announced they will today be publishing their Cyber Security Strategy for the Island. They also confirmed that the Cyber Essentials certification will be considered a minimum standard for businesses and will be required for data…
A flaw has been identified with the WPA2 handshake that can be used to compromise Wi-Fi security. On Monday researchers published their findings on a serious WPA2 vulnerability that allows an attacker in range of Wi-Fi devices to intercept passwords,…