October: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024 Why Security Awareness and Training is Essential Cyber threats are growing in frequency and sophistication, making it crucial for organisations to prioritise security awareness and training. While technology such as firewalls, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems are important, they are not foolproof. Human error remains the leading cause […]
Author: Stuart McCulloch
MFA for Cyber Essentials
Cyber Essentials and Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) What is MFA? Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an authentication process that necessitates users to provide evidence of their identity through the submission of multiple verification methods, commonly known as “factors.” This approach ensures both the user’s identity and the legitimacy of their credential access. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is […]
Another year, another question set and new updates on Cyber Essentials (CE). Effective from 24th April, 2023, the new question set is called Montpellier, which sees only clarifications, with a light touch of the question set, unlike the major changes that were introduced last year for the current Evendine question set. With the new question […]