How Secure Is Secure-Enough?
How Secure Is Secure-Enough? I’m a security nut. I mean, I write a security-focused technology blog for goodness sake, I’m hardly revealing national secrets here. But hold on, I’m writing this on a WordPress blog. You only need to check out the CVE register to see an unnervingly large list of WordPress vulnerabilities. If I […]
How Hacking Works
How Hacking Works I’m writing this post during the UK Corona virus lockdown in May 2020. All around the world, scientists and researchers are studying the COVID-19 virus to find out exactly how it works. And this is just the latest in a rich history of those in the medical profession studying disease to discover […]
What Is Phishing And How To Protect From It
What Is Phishing And How To Protect From It We like to cover security basics here at Beaty Consultancy, and Phishing was certainly on our list to cover. But after Dominic Raab’s (UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) speech around cyber security yesterday (05/05/2020), we wanted to get the information out now. There’s no […]
Operational Security From Home
Operational Security From Home There are some scary sounding buzzy buzzwords going on here aren’t there? Well this week, we’re demystifying Operational Security, and exploring how we can all have excellent Operational Security From Home. We look at why it is important, and give you simple tips and tricks to sprinkle security best practices into […]
Zoom-bombing and the Park Bench
Zoom-bombing and the Park Bench Zoom is the new darling of the Internet, and with good reason. It allows really simple video conferencing, in a much more simple way than their competitors seem to have managed. But what is this Zoom-bombing which has been circulating the tech press recently? And what has a park bench […]
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Security experts within an organisation, or even as contractors or advisors, are often though of as the team who say no. We squeeze the fun out of everything, don’t we. Times are changing quickly though. New working practices like DevSecOps make security everyone’s responsibility, but why do […]
Security Isn’t Sexy
Security Isn’t Sexy Here at Beaty Consultancy, we love talking about new technology, and helping you to understand it too. If you’re Into technology as much as we are, you probably think a lot of this stuff is pretty cool. We do, and we’re cool. I know that because my Mum told me.But security isn’t […]
Securing Access to your Cloud Resources
Securing Access to your Cloud Resources We all know about the amazing things we can build in cloud environments – I bang on about it often enough! But what’s the best way to administrate your environment once it exists? What is safe to leave open to the Internet and what should be shrouded in a […]
Internet of Things – IoT – Explained
Internet of Things – IoT – Explained We love to bust jargot wherever we can, so this week, we’re talking about the Internet of Things – IoT. IoT is thrown around all over, and you’re expected to just understand what it is, and how it all works. We’re here to help! What is IoT? We […]
What is a VPN?
What is a VPN? Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs are all the rage at the moment. Every other video I watch on YouTube includes an advertisment for one Scandinavian VPN solution or another. But what is a VPN, and why might you want one? Virtual Private Network – VPN Virtual The V is for Virtual. […]
