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ICT third party management

In this article we will be touching on the key components the European Supervisory Authorities are expecting for you to manage your ICT third-party service providers competently.

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Critical ICT Third-Party Providers (CTPP)

A short read on how the European Supervisory Authorities identify critical ICT third-party providers (CTPP).

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EU Threat Led Penetration Testing (TLPT)

A short article designed for board level consumption explaining Threat Led Penetration Testing both in terms of key teams and the overall process.

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CrowdStrike and Digital Operational Resilience

In this blog we outline two steps to mitigate the next CrowdStrike like incident. Take control of your ICT Risk. It’s your risk and you can’t outsource it!

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Free digital operational resilience webinars

A series of free digital operational resilience webinars being conducted in July 2024 by IT Security Locksmith

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Certificate transparency and how cybersecurity teams can use it?

Certificate Transparency (CT) and how knowing about newly registered digital certificates can put your cybersecurity team into proactive mode.

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Strengthening Cyber Resilience

A talk with Chaleit on Cyber Resilience and compliance with the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act.

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Crypto wallet recovery 2.0

Four pitfalls of crypto wallets to protect against: loss, deletion and theft!

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Understanding the critical role of the board in cybersecurity and digital operational resilience

Understanding board level cyber strategy and digital operational resilience through executive cyber risk management.

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How to keep windows 11 running smoothly

Six simple steps to keep your Windows 11 system working efficiently and securely.

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Banned and High-risk AI Use

The new EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act prohibits the use of AI for specific purposes and requires high-risk uses to pass the EU declaration of conformity (CE).

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How to meet the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (Dora)

EU regulators can summons financial services boards, temporary or permanently shut down a financial entity's operations or publicise any breach.

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€15Million fines and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)

This act is ground breaking. It’s going to place the EU at the heart of driving hardware and software cybersecurity assurance world-wide.

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First Board Level Cybersecurity course successfully delivered!

What a great feeling, our first Board Level Cybersecurity course successfully delivered! Our favourite feedback: "The course was excellent awesome content"

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Board level cybersecurity warning signs

End of life systems should be a major concern for any board. What are you doing to manage the ICT risks associated?

NIST Elliptic Curve $12k bounty

Putting some fun back into Cryptanalysis with a $12k bounty!

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Board Level Cybersecurity course

A short five hour expert-led course on Cybersecurity for senior executives delivered by Jonathan Evans.

Cofense LinkedIn Smart Links article

LinkedIn Smart Links being used to Phish

Well worth 3 minutes of your day to read and adding to your security awareness training.

NSA and CISA Top 10 Cybersecurity Misconfigurations

NSA and CISA Top 10 Cybersecurity Misconfigurations

The NSA and CISA have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory covering common misconfigurations.

Anatomy of a Phish

Anatomy of a Phish

IT Security Locksmith analyse a phishing attack email.

Crypto Wallet Password Recovery

Crypto Wallet Password Recovery

Useful tips on how to go about recovering a crypto wallet password containing crypto-currency such as Bitcoin or Ethereum in as safe a manner as possible.

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How to fix security vulnerabilities

Fix security vulnerabilities through automation, simplification and improved reporting.

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Microsoft blocked scam

We cracked the password to unlock systems displaying the message Microsoft Blocked! It's united123.

Are you Phishing Blind?

Are you Phishing Blind?

If you think you are ‘phishing blind’ then this article is for you and has some techniques to help you recognise and minimise the risk that others perceive automatically.

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How to protect against hackers

An overview of the threats companies face and how those threats ultimately compromise companies. IT Security Locksmith provide a Board Level Trusted Advisor Practical Cyber Security course to help senior executives understand this complex subject in easy-to-understand plain English.