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ChecklistResilience and incident response
14 Aug 20269 min read
Put one person in charge, contain the incident without making evidence loss automatic, start trusted calls and a time-stamped record, stop suspicious payments, and assess each reporting duty separately.
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Appoint one incident lead, use trusted communications and record each containment decision from the start.
Written by Alec Pedersen
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ExplainerPeople and account security
14 Aug 20268 min read
MFA still blocks a huge amount of password abuse, but phishable prompts and stolen sessions remain. Move important accounts towards passkeys or FIDO2, then review recovery, session controls, and monitoring.
Use phishing-resistant MFA for important accounts, then secure recovery, sessions and endpoints too.
Read articlePractical guidePeople and account security
14 Aug 20268 min read
Independently verify payment, bank-detail and account-recovery requests through a trusted channel.
Read articleAnalysisResilience and incident response
14 Aug 20268 min read
Plan for automated attacks and supplier outages by testing recovery before disruption happens.
Read articleExplainerCyber Essentials
2 Jul 20266 min read
Read the tender wording carefully and prepare evidence for the exact Cyber Essentials requirement before award.
Read articleExplainerCyber Essentials
11 Jun 20267 min read
Budget for preparation, remediation and annual renewal as well as the official assessment fee.
Read articleScheme updateCyber Essentials
11 Jun 20266 min read
Recheck cloud scope, MFA and 14-day patching against Danzell rather than carrying forward old answers.
Read articlePractical guideCyber Essentials
11 Jun 20266 min read
Check scope, MFA, supported software, patching and answer consistency before starting the assessment clock.
Read articleExplainerCyber Essentials
11 Jun 20267 min read
Document each firewall, administrator route, inbound exception and rule review with current evidence.
Read articlePractical guideCyber Essentials
11 Jun 20267 min read
Confirm scope first, then answer each control from verified current evidence rather than assumptions.
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