Internal auditing to help identify potential cyber threats.
“You’re giving me the ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ routine? I invented ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’ Nobody tells me it’s them not me; if it’s anybody, it’s me.”
Internal auditing to help identify potential cyber threats.
“You’re giving me the ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ routine? I invented ‘it’s not you, it’s me.’ Nobody tells me it’s them not me; if it’s anybody, it’s me.”
The threats hiding in the tools you use every day!
How do you imagine a cyberattack?
A sophisticated hacker breaking through layers of security? Using advanced tools that no regular business could possibly defend against?
The reality is usually way less glamorous.
Many breaches start with something small. A forgotten account that was never removed. A laptop that missed an update. A security setting that was switched off and never switched back on.
These are the kinds of gaps attackers actively search for because they’re far easier to exploit than forcing their way through a heavily protected system.
In other words, the danger often comes from the things nobody realized were a problem.
One of the biggest changes in cybersecurity right now is the growing focus on identities.
Instead of attacking systems directly, criminals increasingly target usernames and passwords.
Once they gain access to a legitimate account, they can move through a business much more easily because, from the outside, it looks like a normal user logging in.
That can happen surprisingly quickly. In some cases, ransomware attacks have escalated within hours of the initial breach.
The challenge is that modern businesses are complicated.
Staff work remotely. Devices move between home and office. New software gets introduced. Small gaps appear naturally, unless someone is constantly monitoring them.
Even security tools themselves can become blind spots.
You may have protection installed, but if it is misconfigured, outdated, or partially disabled, it creates a false sense of security.
Attackers also rely heavily on something known as “living off the land” techniques. This means using legitimate tools already built into Windows and Microsoft 365 to carry out malicious activity.
Because those tools are commonly used by IT teams every day, suspicious behavior can blend into normal activity more easily.
Artificial intelligence is likely to accelerate this problem.
AI tools can help criminals identify weaknesses faster, automate attacks, and adapt techniques more quickly than before.
But many of the most effective protections are still the basics done well.
Strong passwords, multi-factor authentication, regular updates, controlled access permissions, and ongoing staff awareness training remain some of the strongest defences available.
If you’d like help spotting and closing small security gaps before somebody else finds them, get in touch.
What's happening at RCT this month?
Summer is in full swing, and the RCT team is soaking up some well-deserved holiday time with family and friends. We're also thrilled to welcome Mathew to the team as our new Director of Sales, we're so glad to have him on board! Behind the scenes, we've been heads-down on some truly exciting projects we can't wait to share with you in the months ahead.
Productivity Tool of the month
Power Automate makes everyday tasks easier
You know those small repetitive jobs that eat away at your day?
Renaming files, sorting attachments, copying information from one place to another, opening the same apps every morning….
Power Automate, built into
Windows 11 Pro, can handle those kinds of tasks automatically.
And better yet, you don’t need to know how to code. You can create simple automations using
drag-and-drop tools or even record yourself doing a task once and let Power Automate turn it into a reusable workflow.
It’s one of those tools many businesses already have but rarely realize how much time it could save them.
Google is giving Search its biggest overhaul in more than 25 years, of course, building in more AI.
The search box is being redesigned to handle longer, more conversational questions, along with AI-powered suggestions and image-based searches.
Google says traditional website links will still appear, but AI-generated summaries are expected to play a much bigger role in what people see first.
Tech facts
A study found that many employees exaggerate their AI skills at work. Around two-thirds of workers admitted overstating their AI knowledge. They feel pressure to appear more employable or future-ready. Among younger workers, that number rose to 80%. Most said they plan to learn the skills eventually… they just don’t want to look behind in the meantime.
China has started operating an underwater data center sitting 35 meters beneath the ocean surface. Instead of using huge air-conditioning systems to keep servers cool, the facility uses naturally cold seawater surrounding the sealed server pods. The site reportedly contains around 2,000 servers and is powered partly by offshore wind energy.
A company reportedly spent an astonishing $500 million in a single month on AI tools after forgetting to set usage limits for employees. According to reports, staff were freely using AI systems like Claude across the business, with costs spiralling in the background.
Inspirational quote of the month
“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.”
— Woody Allen, filmmaker and actor.
A New Month, A New Tech Quiz
What was the first item to be scanned using a barcode?
Which company popularized the term “Tablet PC” in 2001?
What was the name of the first social networking site launched in 1994?
What was eBay.com originally called?
What is a technical term for the “brain” of the computer?
The answers are below.
Wrigley’s gum
Microsoft
GeoCities
Auctionweb
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
New to Microsoft 365
Microsoft may quarantine infected devices
A new security feature is being tested in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
It can automatically isolate a compromised device before an attack spreads across the network.
If suspicious activity is detected, the affected computer can be cut off from the rest of the business, while remaining connected to Microsoft’s security systems for monitoring and investigation.
The goal is to slow attackers down quickly, helping prevent ransomware, data theft, and wider disruption.
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