Category: Blog

The CSRB, Microsoft, China and You

What does the recent report on Microsoft security mean?

By Doug Newdick, on

In May-June 2023 a hacking group affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security (known as Storm-0558) breached the email of several of Microsoft’s customers including the US State Department, the US Department of Commerce, several UK government organisations as well as customers in other countries. They also compromised the personal email accounts of key individuals involved in US relations with China. Read More

Analysing Organisation – Wide Cybersecurity Health

By James Laurenson, on

Whenever our team works on a project for one of our clients, we are most likely performing a risk assessment for a single information system. The purpose of this is for the organisation’s leadership to understand if that system falls within their risk appetite and to approve that system’s use. It’s like a warrant of fitness for your car – where the risk assessment is the development of items that need to be checked, and then when we audit the system, we’re playing the role of the mechanic checking each one of the items on that list. Then the organisation can approve the system for use (like when you get your WoF sticker and drive your car legally).

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Archer Continuous Assurance September Release

By Michael, on

In September, we released an updated version of the Axenic Archer Continuous Assurance service. This service is being regularly updated and enhanced to ensure a high-quality and seamless user experience. These will be a regular occurrence and we will update the main changes here, ensuring that the solution is not only a continuous assurance product, it is also continually improving and innovating. Read on to find out all the latest release details and functions of the Archer Continuous Assurance product.

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Axenic Celebrates Ramadan

By Doug Newdick, on

As a non-Muslim I knew nothing about Ramadan – I’d heard that it involved fasting but was ignorant of any details or of its significance. Realising that it was an important part of the lives of some of my colleagues, I decided to ask them about it. What surprised me – knowing little about Ramadan – was the joy that they clearly felt.

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Axenic announces new product offering – substantial security improvement for Government agencies!

By Doug Newdick, on

Axenic is proud to announce our new product offering which will substantially improve security at government agencies!

Government agencies have been telling us for years that they have struggled to implement the cable colour standards in the NZISM. Hampered by the fact that they don’t own the data centres, that it is hard to discover which cables are carrying which traffic, and that many of the data centres are overseas – agencies have given up. No longer!  Read More