Over 100,000 businesses are now Cyber Essentials certified! Cyber Essentials is a minimum government standard for #cybersecurity in the UK. If you are working towards certification, reach out & find out how we can help. ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessential…

With #phishing #cyberattacks still on the rise, it's important to make sure #staff are #trained to recognise a phishing #Email. We can provide staff with #CyberSecurityAwareness training, incl. simulated phishing attacks, to help avoid common mistakes...thehackernews.com/2022/08/three-…

Fortified IT are Cyber Essentials PLUS certified. We want all our clients to be certified as a minimum standard, therefore, it's only right we have it ourselves. The proof is in the pudding! #cybersecurity #infosec For more info 📞01702 567380 or ✉️ [email protected]

The average time to identify a #databreach is 196 days. So, if you get #hacked today, you might not know until 24 February 2023 🤯 #cybersecurity #infosec #mindblown

Your typical #ITsupport company is simply not equipped to protect you from modern #cyberthreats... msspalert.com/cybersecurity-… Book a FREE 30-minute rapid #cyberriskassessment today to find out if yours can. fortifiedit.timezest.com/james-barr/cyb…

#Russia continues their online war against #Ukraine in a seemingly new #cyber #espionage campaign... #malware #Hacking #CyberAttack

While it might not have been Thames Water 💧 that suffered the #cyberattack they had to have a pretty quick #PR response plan to ensure their millions of #customers didn't panic. #ransomware #clop #infosec threatpost.com/water-supplier…

#Hackers have stolen a so far unenclosed sum from #Bitcoin ATMs using an unknown flaw in #software which has been present since December 2020... #CyberAttack #vulnerabilities #zeroday

To protect your business from #cyber attacks we look at your digital infrastructure as a whole and create a bespoke package to best protect your #data & your digital assets, 24/7 🛡️ fortifiedit.co.uk #dataprotection #CyberSecurity #infosec

An example of why app updates are so important to protect yourself from #hackers... thehackernews.com/2022/09/micros… #updateyourapps #appsecurity #dataprotection #vulnerabilities #tiktok #andriod #smartphones

5 malicious #Chrome store add-ons uncovered, with a user base of over 1.4 million! Users of the installed #extensions are recommended to manually remove them from their #Chrome #browser to mitigate further #risk... #CyberSecurity #cybernews

Come and visit the FORTIFIED team at the 2022 #Brentwood Business Showcase on 5th October! We'll be there to answer all your #cybersecurity questions. Free registration to attend the #event is now open: brentwoodbusinessshowcase.co.uk #exhibition #networking

Over 5 million attempted #cyberattacks on #WordPress #Plugin BackUpBuddy, installed on over 140,000 websites. Make sure you don't fall victim to plugin #vulnerbilities, keep all software updated and ensure latest versions are installed. #wordpress_Plugins

What to do? 👉 As always, patch early, patch often 👉 On iPhone choose either iOS 15.7 or iOS 16 for a full update 👉 On iPads grab iOS 15.7 now Learn more here... nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/09/12/app…

#Retail is a highly targeted sector for #cyberattacks & #SocialEngineering. Millions are lost to #ransomware as employees are duped into providing access to #systems & #data. Proactive #CyberSecurity is essential to mitigate risks. We can help [email protected]

A #hacker gained access to #Uber's internal systems. While #MFA requests initially blocked access, eventually one was accepted. So what can you do if MFA is now being bypassed by #hackers?...ensure staff are #CyberSecurity #trained 🛡️ #uberhack

#Fact: In the event of a #cyberattack #SMEs are likely to be underprepared in terms of effective #incidentresponse...enter the FORTIFIED Alliance🛡️ More news on this to come, watch this space 👀 #Cyber #HumanResources #insurance #Legal #PublicRelations #compliance #Accounts

#CyberSecurity in the #retail sector...these stats from Sophos take a look specifically at #ransomware and are a bleak reminder of its #highrisk status when it comes to #cybercrime. Are you in retail? Do you need help securing your #cyber defences? Reach out today.

Our Director, James Barr, will be joined by a panel of experts at this year's Brentwood #business Showcase #event on 5th Oct at 2pm, to discuss the current #threat landscape for #SMEs and how to mitigate #risk. Birketts LLP The Eastern Cyber Resilience Centre Kingswood Group brentwoodbusinessshowcase.co.uk

In terms of market share, #Windows is still top dog, but #Macs continue to steadily increase in popularity. About 15% of all #computers now run some version of #macOS — double the % of 10 years ago. In response, #cybercriminals have stepped up their attacks... #cybersecurity