Cyber Essentials in 2025 October 31, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, News

What changes are coming to Cyber Essentials in April 2025? The good news is there are no major updates to what you’ll need to do to meet for next year. The IASME are: Introducing passwordless authentication options. Requiring stricter vulnerability management protocols. Making changes to how they describe things. Passwordless Authentication From 2025 IASME will recognise passwordless authentication as a secure access method in the same way it does multi-factor authentication. Passwordless authentication methods include:…

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Insider Threats – What You Don’t Want to Think About October 22, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support

You have done all the right things to secure your data. You’ve implemented all the recommendations to protect your perimeter and keep the bad actors out, you’ve made sure everything is up to date, you’ve paid for the AntiVirus software that’ll protect you in case something slips past the outer defences. There is one more threat though. One that no-one wants to think about. The insider. The Insider Threat Your staff are your greatest asset.…

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What’s New Wednesday: A Summary of October 2024’s Patch Tuesday October 9, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support, News, What's New Wednesdays

The Microsoft monthly security update release is published on the second Tuesday of each month. It’s a good idea to restart your PC on the following Wednesday – today. We may well restart some of your servers overnight this week if a patch requires it. NEW THIS WEDNESDAY This month’s Patch Tuesday included security updates for 118 flaws including 5 actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Overall Microsoft patched: 28 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities 7 Security Feature…

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I’ve Updated My PC – What Else Do I Need to Update? October 4, 2024 – Posted in: Cyber Security, IT Support

We’ve covered updating your laptop or computer a fair bit but the operating and software on your computer aren’t the only things you need to keep up to date to secure your data and your business. One obvious system that needs to be kept up to date is your server. Your IT team should be managing that, but it is worth checking in with them to be sure. Mobile Phones Your mobile phone needs updating…