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We cover the security threats facing Dorset businesses, the Microsoft and cloud changes worth acting on, and what we have been up to.

A contact form let attackers onto the server – then they rented it out

One web page that did not check what people typed into it. From there, attackers took the server, switched off its defences and put it to work making money for somebody else.
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Attackers phoned staff pretending to be IT support – and got straight into the company Microsoft accounts

Criminals rang staff claiming to be internal IT, sent them to a fake login page, and used the sign-in to reach Microsoft Entra and SharePoint. What to put in place this week.
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Ransomware gangs are using a SonicWall remote-access flaw that was patched a month ago

CISA now records ransomware crews exploiting two SonicWall SMA1000 flaws. The fix has been out since mid-July, yet 380-odd appliances are still exposed. How to tell if one is yours.
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Phishing now starts more than half of all attacks – and multi-factor was got round in two thirds

Cisco Talos published what it actually saw last quarter across the incidents it was called into. Two of the numbers should change how a small business spends its next hour on security.
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Microsoft is switching off Teams Live chat on 5 October – take the widget off your website

Microsoft retires the Teams chat widget on 5 October 2026. If it is on your site, messages stop reaching your team and the widget hides itself. Here is what to do first.
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Seven WordPress plugins were hijacked to create hidden admin accounts – how to check your site

Attackers poisoned a data feed used by seven popular Elementor plugins, creating hidden administrator accounts on sites that had done nothing wrong. Here is how to check yours.
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Attackers reached client networks through a tool many IT firms use – what to ask your provider

Attackers exploited a flaw in N-able N-central, software many IT providers use to manage client computers, and reached machines inside managed networks. Five questions to ask yours.
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Human Risk Management

Human Risk Management: Your Biggest Cyber Attack Surface

Do you know that 95% of all data breaches involve some form of ...
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