Security Briefings
News and advisories from Valiente Consulting — practical guidance on the threats and regulations that affect your Business Security.
Edge devices are the new front door: firewalls, VPNs and your exposed surface
Internet-facing appliances keep appearing at the top of exploited-vulnerability lists. Patch cadence and exposure reduction on the edge deserve first-class attention.
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NIS2 and DORA in mid-2026: what boards should be asking now
Enforcement is maturing across the EU. The questions have shifted from 'are we in scope?' to 'can we evidence it?' Here is a board-level checklist.
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Ransomware readiness: your backups are only real when the restore works
Most organisations discover their backup gaps during the incident, not before. Immutable copies and a rehearsed restore are what actually shorten downtime.
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Move to phishing-resistant MFA before attackers move first
App-code MFA still stops password spraying, but modern phishing kits now defeat it in real time. Plan a move to passkeys and FIDO2 for privileged access.
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