Foxbyte Insights
Practical guides for business technology decisions and everyday computer concerns.
Cybersecurity
Prioritise patching with exposure, known exploitation and business consequence in view. A long list sorted only by a severity number is not a complete maintenance plan.
Foxbyte InsightsPublished Updated
Read the guide: How to prioritise business patching when everything looks urgentCybersecurity
An endpoint alert needs an owner, an authorised action and a record of the result. Installing protection software does not by itself establish who will investigate or respond.
Foxbyte InsightsPublished Updated
Read the guide: An endpoint alert is only useful if someone owns the next actionCybersecurity
SPF, DKIM and DMARC help receiving systems evaluate email-domain authenticity. They are useful controls, but they do not prove that a message’s business instruction is legitimate.
Foxbyte InsightsPublished Updated
Read the guide: SPF, DKIM and DMARC: what a business owner should askCybersecurity
A backup is useful only if the required data and systems can be recovered into a usable state. Ransomware readiness also needs prevention, controlled access, response responsibilities and a realistic business-continuity plan.
Foxbyte InsightsPublished Updated
Read the guide: Backup and ransomware readiness: can you restore the work?Cybersecurity
Ask what is licensed, what is configured, what has been checked and who responds. A feature appearing in a subscription is not evidence that it protects every intended account or that an operational owner reviews its alerts.
Foxbyte InsightsPublished Updated
Read the guide: Microsoft 365 security: a buyer’s checklistCybersecurity
Antivirus is a tool or capability. Managed cybersecurity is an agreed operating service: who configures protections, reviews information, responds within scope and reports what still needs attention. Buying a license does not answer those responsibility questions.
Foxbyte InsightsPublished Updated
Read the guide: Managed cybersecurity versus antivirus: compare the responsibility