Cyber Security Guide refreshed

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Category: Blog

Published: 14 February 2025

The Cyber Security Guide which is full of security tips was written between 3-13 years back and was refreshed to be more up to date as of this month.

• Common Security Myths
• Top Ten Tips
• Wi-Fi
• Office365/Microsoft365 Email
• Physical
• Email
• Websites
• Laptops/MacBooks
• Advanced Malware
• Cloud Computing
• Removable Media
• Servers
• Backups
• Passwords
• Smartphones
• Data

See https://www.datasecurityexpert.co.uk/cyber-security-guide.html for the above topics.

New (work articles) added on cyber security

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Category: Blog

Published: 04 May 2024

12 articles loaded from my present and past job - 2017 till now. Open them at https://www.datasecurityexpert.co.uk/articles/cyber-security-work.html

1. USB Security: How to Prevent Data Loss and Stop Malware
2. Endpoint and network firewalling needs to change
3. The perils of single-factor authentication
4. Our guide to stopping Malware in it's tracks
5. Why would anyone hack a hairdresser?
6. Tips to help reduce phishing success
7. Cyber Security Top Tips
8. Cyber Security for everyone - what we all should know
9. 11 cybersecurity tips for more secure home-working during the Covid-19 outbreak
10. Network Data Loss Prevention (nDLP) - How Does it Differ from Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (eDLP)?
11. Using Digital Guardian to Block and Gain Visibility Around ChatGPT Usage
12. Be holiday Cyber-savvy

Whining about long waits for white goods, high delivery fees or a lot of stairs to navigate? Try getting a new fridge/freezer to a jungle house with no roads in the Philippines!

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Category: Blog

Published: 04 March 2024

If we want a new fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine etc. we pop into our local Curry’s or visit AO.com. Pick the item, select a delivery date and pay £20-£40. Getting it through the door and winding stairs is the problem of the two deliverymen. There will be a road to the location however remote and perhaps we will tip the drivers once done. They can even plug the new appliance in and dispose of the old appliance if we pay extra.

Now let’s shift 11,000 KMs to a house outside of a town which can barely be described as a village in Southeast Luzon (Philippines). If you live on the concrete road, it is fine but what happens if you are 1 KM+ inside a jungle? Firstly, you head to an appliance store in the nearby small town or city, select a new fridge/freezer, pay them £15 to deliver it from the warehouse in the city and leave it at a relations house who lives on a slim road.

So far this does not sound too bad right? Yes, however the road ends here with no professional path to the house and you need to cross two rivers!

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