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IT management — articles and guides

All CySec articles about IT management: current vulnerabilities, step-by-step guides and practical protection advice for businesses in Armenia.

Outlook zero-day CVE-2026-124194 and November 2026 Patch Tuesday: what to update first

An exploited Outlook flaw leaks NTLM password hashes from a crafted file. Microsoft fixed over 1,000 vulnerabilities this month — here is what to prioritise.

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10 security measures every small and mid-sized business should have

You don't need an enterprise budget to be much harder to attack. Start with these ten measures — most of them cost very little.

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Ubuntu server hardening: the first hour after installation

A practical checklist with commands: personal admin account, SSH keys, firewall, automatic security updates and fail2ban.

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SPF, DKIM and DMARC step by step: the DNS records your domain needs

Concrete DNS records for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and a safe path from monitoring to blocking fake emails.

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Patch management: how to keep updates under control without stopping work

Unpatched systems are one of the most common ways in. A simple monthly process that keeps servers, PCs and devices up to date.

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IP cameras and CCTV: how video surveillance becomes a security hole

Cameras protect the office — but often they are the least protected devices on the network. Simple steps to secure video surveillance.

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Antivirus or EDR: what protection do your computers really need?

Classic antivirus catches known malware. EDR also sees suspicious behavior. What the difference means for a small or medium business.

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Server room basics: power, cooling and physical access

Many outages are caused not by hackers but by heat, power cuts and an open door. A practical checklist for a small server room.

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Your domain name is a critical asset: how to protect domain and DNS

If someone takes over your domain, they control your website and email. Simple steps to keep the domain and DNS safe.

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Proxmox VE security checklist: protect your virtualization host

One hypervisor runs many servers — if it falls, they all fall. 2FA, firewall, separate management network, backups and updates.

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A one-page incident response plan for a small company

You do not need a 50-page policy. A single page that everyone can find during an incident is far more useful. Here is what to put on it.

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IT monitoring: find problems before your users do

A full disk, an expired certificate or a dying UPS battery can be seen days in advance. Why monitoring pays off and what to watch.

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When an employee leaves: an IT and security checklist

Former employees with active accounts are a common and avoidable risk. A simple checklist for the last working day.

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Smartphones at work: protecting company data on mobile devices

Email, messengers, documents and MFA codes all live on phones. Simple rules for company and personal devices.

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Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887): a VPN chain exploited before patches existed

Two chained flaws gave attackers full control of Ivanti VPN gateways. Why a factory reset was recommended even after patching.

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PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527): when the print service endangered domain controllers

A flaw in the Windows Print Spooler allowed code execution with SYSTEM rights, including on domain controllers. Why the print service should be off where it is not needed.

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VMware ESXi OpenSLP (CVE-2021-21974): patched in 2021, mass-exploited by ESXiArgs in 2023

A two-year-old fix that many hosts never installed. In February 2023 the ESXiArgs ransomware encrypted thousands of exposed ESXi servers.

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Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472): taking over a Windows domain in seconds

A cryptographic flaw in the Netlogon protocol let an attacker on the network become domain administrator. Why domain controllers must be patched first.

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Citrix ADC and Gateway (CVE-2019-19781): when mitigation came before the patch

A path traversal in Citrix ADC let attackers run code without logging in. Patches took a month — mitigation steps were the only defence in the meantime.

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Pulse Secure VPN (CVE-2019-11510): stolen VPN passwords that kept working after the patch

An unauthenticated file read on Pulse Connect Secure exposed cleartext credentials. Organizations that patched but did not reset passwords stayed compromised.

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