@BenGreystone

Director of Managed Services @GRYSTN. Long suffering IT expert. Formula 1, Boxing and Coffee fan. Northerner. Views are my own.

 Manchester, England
greystone.co.uk
Joined December 2012
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⚠️ If you are running PHP, please update immediately to the latest version as there are two new critical security vulnerabilities - ncsc.gov.uk/news/critical-se… PHP is also used on WordPress websites so make sure they are patched too! #php #cybersecurity #patchnow #wordpress

Critical security issue affecting PHP

Updated: The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to take immediate action to mitigate a security issue affecting PHP (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619).

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Ben McDougall retweeted
Huntress
@HuntressLabsJul 28
🚨We're tracking an active & opportunistic credential stuffing campaign that has led to successful unauthorized logins to SonicWall VPN and firewall accounts in dozens of organizations. Read our blog for IOCs and more: huntress.com/blog/sonicwall-…

Credential Stuffing Campaign Hits SonicWall | Huntress SOC Tracking

The Huntress SOC is tracking an active credential stuffing campaign targeting SonicWall devices, compromising dozens of organizations since July 25.

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My childhood dream car 🤤 You don't see too many F40's about! A brilliant weekend at the Silverstone BRDC Classic. So may beautiful cars!
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It's Audit Central here this week 😩 We've supported 2x ISO27001, a Cyber Essentials Plus, and learning about the Defence Cyber Certification. I can see how Audit Fatigue is a real thing in some industries! #cybersecurity #cyberresiliance #audit #itconsultants
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The Hacker News
@TheHackersNewsJul 17
🛑 URGENT - A single anonymous HTTP request can run code on an unpatched #WordPress 6.9 or 7.0 site, even on a default install with zero plugins. The new wp2shell flaw sits in core and still has no CVE for scanners to match. Affected releases and mitigations 🠖 thehackernews.com/2026/07/ne…
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Time to check your autoupdate settings and patch levels in WP !! – at Sale, England
The Hacker News
@TheHackersNewsJul 17
🛑 URGENT - A single anonymous HTTP request can run code on an unpatched #WordPress 6.9 or 7.0 site, even on a default install with zero plugins. The new wp2shell flaw sits in core and still has no CVE for scanners to match. Affected releases and mitigations 🠖 thehackernews.com/2026/07/ne…
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Today is sponsored by progressive house and caffeine! What are you all listening to?
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AI is built into everything these days 🙄 I have mixed emotions on this! But one great use is asking it check if an email looks phishy. Outlook has Copilot. If you're not sure about a dodgy email. Ask Copilot. It'll look for red flags and give you a pretty good analysis 👍 – at Sale, England
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Ben McDougall retweeted
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@HuntressLabsJul 14
Patch management is a proactive security discipline: identifying, evaluating, and applying updates to software, OSes, and firmware across an environment. 🧵
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Google are definitely not listening through all our phones 👀 – at Sale, England
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Now. I went to SF years ago. In October. So, not at this time of year. It's not a "This time 10 years ago" thing. I've not recently searched for SF or anything related. – at Sale, England
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I have hundreds of photos from all over the place. Why choose SF? Why now? Coincidence 👀 🤔 🫨 – at Sale, England
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Tea breaks in summer are the best 🌞 [wishes it was a G&T break!]
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Huntress
@HuntressLabsJul 7
“Long Live” strong security! 💒 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's enchanted wedding had tighter OPSEC than most Fortune 500s. @Susannigans shares 5 tay-keaways for defenders inspired by the most guarded event of the year. okt.to/xlT1YW

5 Cybersecurity Lessons From Taylor & Travis’s Wedding | Huntress

“Long Live” strong security! Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s wedding offers real cybersecurity lessons on layered defense, MFA, deception tools, and more.

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Everyone has 'Loss of Internet' in the Business Continuity Plan, right! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy0… #BCP #DR #itconsultants – at Sale, England

Thousands of homes lose internet during Maghull sewer repairs

Openreach said third-party contractors had caused "extensive damage" to its underground cables.

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Over in South Yorkshire yesterday, commissioning a customer's SD-WAN Internet connection with new Next Gen Firewall. #itsupport #msp #networksecurity
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Five Eyes cyber security agencies urge organisations to act on rapidly transforming cyber risk! ncsc.gov.uk/news/the-ai-shif… #Cybersecurity #AI #UK

The AI shift in cyber risk: why leaders must act now

Five Eyes cyber security agencies urge organisations to act on rapidly transforming cyber risk.

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