“I am too busy for cyber security.”  “It will never happen to me.”  “My organisation is too small for the hackers to bother with.”  “HMRC hacked for £42M because someone’s login was compromised.” FAKE NEWS!!!!  “Cyber security is hard – when I remember, I will get someone else to fix it for us.”  “We pay […]

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If your Outlook inbox looks more like a digital jungle than a tidy workspace, you’re not alone. Between newsletters you never signed up for, meeting invites you’d rather avoid, and email chains that won’t die, it’s easy to feel like you’re losing the inbox battle. Fortunately, Outlook Rules are here to restore order — like […]

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We’ve all heard it: “It won’t happen to me.” Usually said moments before it does happen to you – whether it’s locking your keys in the car, burning the toast, or falling victim to a phishing email from “Your CEO” asking for iTunes vouchers.  Let’s face it – in today’s digital world, cyber threats aren’t […]

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This article was previously published a part of “The Wednesday Bit” series on Smart Thinking Solutions. I was working at my desk the other day, thinking about stopping for lunch, when I got the following text message:  Now I was waiting for a delivery, I had ordered a camping kettle from AliExpress, but the last […]

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When we started the company thirty years ago, Clive and I were working in a college. We were training people how to use technology, whether it was computers or cameras. That itch to pass on our knowledge has never really left us, and we have continued to offer training to this day. The blog below, […]

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As part of my cyber security process here at Octagon, I regularly review the policies and procedures related to my responsibilities. One of those jobs is keeping the Incident Response Plan up to date. Here is one result from our incident response plan review: Incident Response Plan – “WHAT IF” Incident Response An incident response […]

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Nothing is true, everything is a scam. While this is not terrible advice for the internet and life generally, in this case I am referring to electronic mail. Given the negligible cost of sending email and its ability to target millions, it is of course the perfect tool to trick, scam, steal and be downright […]

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Don’t bury your head in the sand! If you have anti-virus, a firewall on your router, and keep your passwords secret, you probably think you have cyber security covered, but I have bad news for you – you haven’t. Cyber Security as an Investment If you have bought anti-virus software you have invested in cyber […]

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