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Do they need to touch that?

Restricting resources so they can only be accessed from necessary locations can massively reduce your risk.

8th January 2026

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Security isn’t an "IT problem", it’s an organisation problem

Security is a team sport.

22nd October 2025

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Beware of social engineers

Kicking of cyber security awareness month with an anecdote about checking you know who you're talking to.

1st October 2025

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Tip 6: A plan for when it all goes wrong

Having a plan for when things go wrong helps you recovery from disaster faster.

4th July 2025

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Tip 5: Encrypt devices

Encrypting devices protects the data on them from unauthorised access.

2nd July 2025

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Tip 4: Backups (and test them)

Backups are your key to recovering from a disaster, and testing them is just as important as creating them.

30th June 2025

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Tip 3: Good passwords (or passkeys)

Tips on creating good passwords, and how to have good password hygeine.

27th June 2025

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Tip 2: MFA everywhere you can

Multi Factor Authentication provides a great defence against credential theft and phishing attacks, and should be used wherever possible to enhance your security.

25th June 2025

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Tip 1: User security education

User education plays a huge part in defending your organisation from attacks.

23rd June 2025

A photograph of the factory issued passwords for admin login and Wi-Fi from a home router.

The dangers of default credentials

Default credentials are useful for logging in to systems initially, but shouldn't remain in place afterwards.

7th February 2021

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Preparing for a penetration test

Some simple preparations will help you get the best value from your penetration test. In this post I discuss some low-cost suggestions.

20th October 2018