Every Irish MSP knows the quiet truth about Microsoft 365 security. Across a growing book of client tenants, small problems are turning up all the time. A misconfiguration here, a policy that has drifted out of line there, a dormant account that should have been removed months ago, a security gap that nobody has had […]
A report from Brandefense on the Irish threat landscape makes for uncomfortable reading. Irish organisations are being actively targeted. Data is appearing on dark web forums. Phishing campaigns are running undetected. Attack surfaces are exposed in ways that most IT and security teams are simply not aware of. Read the report here: Ireland Cybersecurity Threat […]
Ask most IT managers whether their organisation is secure and you will get a confident answer. Ask them to prove it, device by device, user by user, policy by policy, and the picture becomes more complicated. Over the past decade, organisations have accumulated a collection of tools that each address one part of the security […]
New research from LevelBlue reveals a troubling disconnect in retail cybersecurity. While 49% of retail executives claim they’re highly competent at defending against cyber adversaries, only 25% say they’re actually ready for AI-powered threats and just 33% feel prepared for deepfake attacks. This confidence gap is dangerous. Organisations that believe they’re adequately protected may delay essential security investments or overlook emerging threats until it’s too late. […]
Demonstrating that cybersecurity defences are resilient and meet compliance regulations can’t just be a compliance box-ticking exercise. Organisations need to demonstrate that the security solutions in place deliver resilience in the face of ever-changing threats. That’s why Admin By Request’s achievement of the UK NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus certification is significant. More than a meaningless […]
There’s a good chance that Active Directory controls access to almost everything on your network. This is both good and bad. Good in that it provides a convenient central repository for authentication and authorisation. And also bad, as data shows that a significant percentage of attacks and security breaches target Active Directory. Many organisations, in […]
Cybercriminals don’t always need sophisticated custom malware to infiltrate your clients’ networks. Increasingly, they are using legitimate system administration tools that are already present on every Windows, Linux, and macOS machine. These “Living Off the Land” (LOTL) attacks are notoriously hard to detect because attackers blend in with regular system activity by using trusted, digitally […]
Every week, there’s a new headline about a cyber-attack. Often, the blame lands squarely on one product or vendor: a firewall didn’t stop the breach, or a vulnerability (CVE) was discovered in a popular tool. But this “blame game” misses the real issue. Cyber threats aren’t caused by one failing product. They’re the result of […]
Many organisations are grappling with the reality that traditional document security struggles to keep up with evolving cyber threats. While passwords and basic access controls once offered adequate protection, today’s advanced attack methods, coupled with an increasing number of data breaches, show that traditional methods of document security are no longer enough. Particularly in sectors […]