nick's FREE IT resources list
nick ioannou's 20+ years of IT knowledge condensed into 550+ blog entries of SMB advice and FREE software
Monday, 24 October 2022
Free Web Apps by 123apps - Edit, Convert, Create
Sunday, 21 August 2022
Cloudflare Domain Categorization Feedback
Are you using Cloudflare Radar, Gateway, or 1.1.1.1 for Families and see a domain that you believe is miscategorized? Please tell them using this form to bring it to their attention. They review these submissions to improve Cloudflare’s categorization. https://radar.cloudflare.com/categorization-feedback/
Saturday, 20 August 2022
NCSC Email Security Check
The UK NCSC free email security check tool will identify any vulnerabilities that are already easily publicly visible to criminals on the internet; to help organisations identify these and advise on security changes that need to be made. https://emailsecuritycheck.service.ncsc.gov.uk/check
Monday, 18 April 2022
FREE Security Awareness Training
The Fortinet Security Awareness and Training service is a SaaS-based offering that delivers timely and current awareness training on today’s cybersecurity threats. It helps IT, security, and compliance leaders build a cyber-aware culture where employees recognize and avoid falling victim to cyberattacks. Free to organizations with up to 25 users, see: www.fortinet.com/training/security-awareness-training
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Apple MacBook Pro Comparison Chart
The new Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro laptops are brilliant, in the same way that a Mercedes car is, compared to a Ford. The Macbook range is tweaked and improved every year, so use this comparison chart to compare the whole Apple laptop range to help you decide: MacBook Pro Comparison (updated October 2021)
Monday, 20 September 2021
FREE Disposable Temporary E-mail
Temp Mail provides temporary, secure, anonymous, free, disposable email addresses. Many forums, Wi-Fi owners, websites and blogs ask visitors to register before they can view content, post comments or download something. Temp-Mail - is most advanced throwaway email service that helps you avoid spam and stay safe. For more info, see: https://temp-mail.org
Monday, 15 March 2021
FREE Cloud Device Management Platform
JumpCloud is a cloud platform that unifies device and identity management across all types of IT resources, for on-premises, in the cloud, and for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Securely manage end user devices and access to IT resources, wherever they are, from a central platform. A JumpCloud Free account offers the full platform for 10 users and 10 devices. For more info, see: www.jumpcloud.com
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
FREE ISO27000 Toolkit
The ISO27k Toolkit is a collection of generic information security management system (ISMS) related materials to help achieve ISO27000 certification, contributed by members of the ISO27k Forum, most of which are licensed under the Creative Commons.
For more info, see: www.iso27001security.com/html/toolkit.html
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
FREE Hard Drive Utilities
Paragon Software has a number of FREE community editions of it's Windows hard drive and partitioning software.
Backup & Recovery
Easily backup your files, disks and the entire Windows computer.
Partition Manager
Quickly organize and optimize partitions on your internal and external disks and media for free.
Rescue Kit Free
Recover lost data even when operating system crashes and fails to start.
For more info, see: www.paragon-software.com/about/products-a-to-z/#free
Thursday, 14 January 2021
FREE User Permissions Tracker Spreadsheet Template
Knowing who has access to what is important in a crisis, but also important when someone leaves or moves to another business function or team. Also, in many organisations logins are given to suppliers, consultants, contracts and other third parties, as well as internal staff.
The User Permissions Tracker lets you at a glance see how many of your users and systems are protected by two-factor authentication (2FA) or similar technologies. Available as a FREE standalone spreadsheet or as part of the GDPR Data Classification & Cyber Security Template.
For more info, see: www.booleanlogical.com/gdpr/#permissions
Saturday, 31 October 2020
FREE Collaborative Presentation Platform
Sizle is an intuitive, collaborative presentation platform shaped around how today’s teams really operate. Create sales presentations in just a few clicks that convert leads. A FREE account includes the following: 3 users per workspace, up to 5 workspaces, slide-by-slide analytics, document open tracking, password protection, personalized links, email delivery tracking, manage viewers and recipients, slide builder. See https://sizle.io/
Friday, 30 October 2020
FREE Personalized Online Meeting Room
Whereby video conferencing is made to work straight in the browser on your phone or laptop - no downloads needed, which makes it perfect for inviting internal and external participants. All rooms are locked by default and guests have to knock to be let in. Start by creating a custom and unique link (whereby.com/yourname) with a FREE account which allows up to 4 participants and features screen sharing and integrations with YouTube, Google Drive, Miro and Trello. See https://whereby.com
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Learn To Hack From Your Browser
TryHackMe is an online platform for learning and teaching cyber security, all through your browser. Develop your skills by working through hand-on guided tasks or test your skills with gamified real-world cybersecurity challenges.
Thursday, 8 October 2020
FREE Website Privacy Checker
Webbkoll is a free online tool to help you check what data-protecting measures a website has taken. Reports on the following:
★ HTTPS by default
★ HTTP Strict Transport Security
★ Content Security Policy
★ Referrer Policy
★ Subresource Integrity (SRI)
★ HTTP headers
★ Cookies
★ localStorage
★ Insecure first-party requests
★ Third-party requests
★ Server location
★ Raw headers
External files such as images, scripts and CSS are loaded, but the tool performs no interactions with the page. For more info, see: https://webbkoll.dataskydd.net/
Monday, 5 October 2020
Specops Password Auditor
Specops Password Auditor scans your Active Directory and identifies password-related vulnerabilities. The collected information generates multiple interactive reports containing user and password policy information. Specops Password Auditor is a read-only program, and available as a FREE download.
For more information, see: https://specopssoft.com/product/specops-password-auditor/
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Cybersecurity eBook Bundle
Don't miss this special easy to understand 3 book PDF bundle featuring:
■ Conquer the Web: The Ultimate Cybersecurity Guide (2018)
■ Internet Security Fundamentals (January2021 update)
■ A Practical Guide to Cyber Security for Small Businesses (2018)
Only available at: https://appsumo.com/marketplace-cyber-security-ebook-bundle/
Friday, 14 August 2020
Sign PDF files for FREE
Sign up for an eversign Free Plan to send and sign up to 5 documents per month, no credit card required. Upload an existing PDF document and prepare it for signature using eversign's fully-fledged and straightforward document editor. Works on you Mac, PC and mobile device, see: https://eversign.com
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
FREE Security Awareness Training
People’s attention span is short, so Wizer made their videos 1-Minute long and to the point. A Wizer Free Plan includes more than 50 security awareness training videos covering topics such as: Phishing, Malware, Passwords, Wifi, Mobile, Social Media and more, together with quizzes, and progress reports for an unlimited number of users. See: https://wizer-training.com/
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
FREE PDF Tools
Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place. All are 100% FREE and easy to use! Merge, split, compress, convert, rotate, unlock, reorder or remove pages, repair, edit, add signatures and watermark PDFs with just a few clicks. Even work offline using the iLovePDF Desktop app. The free account has some file size limits of around 100MB and some other limitations like no OCR on the PDF to Word. See: www.ilovepdf.com
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
FREE WordPress Vulnerability Checker
This free online tool utilizes the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) database and Top-200 WordPress plugins list to perform an in-depth analysis of a website. No sign-up or login required, just visit: www.safetydetectives.com/is-website-secure/
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
FREE CISSP Training & Bootcamp
This CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) bootcamp is completely free and open source, covering the 8 domains of the exam. 15-hours of CISSP-based training freely available to everyone.
Learning CISSP is not hard, it's just a lot to remember and the exam is tricky. If you're currently working in cyber, no matter your level, there's some really good content here. No sign-up or login required, just visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFRkA86gg0Q3BIheLZx51cUIil83Zf-H6
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Introduction to Cyber Security - FREE 8 Week Course
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online - free 8 week course from The
Open University, endorsed by the CPD Standards Office, so can be used as
evidence of continuing professional development. See: www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/introduction-cyber-security-stay-safe-online/content-section-overview?
Monday, 11 May 2020
Cybersecurity & GDPR Hub Facebook Group
Free to join knowledge sharing group promoting real world advice and GDPR good practice for both small businesses & individuals alike. See: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cybersec2020
Saturday, 25 April 2020
FREE Online Cyber Security Training
SANS Cyber Aces Online is a course that teaches the core concepts needed to
assess, and protect information security systems. The course was developed by
SANS and is an engaging, self-paced, easy to use combination of tutorial and
videos. It’s available as open courseware so you can take it anytime and it’s
free. See: https://www.cyberaces.org/
Friday, 24 April 2020
Low-Cost SMB Friendly Remote Access Platform
ConnectWise Control is an industry-leading remote unattended access platform (remote working) with powerful, easy-to-use machine monitoring and management features. Pricing starts at $38 a month (no commitment) on a monthly plan for 25 users. That's $38 in total for all 25 users, with discounts on annual plans. See: https://www.connectwise.com/software/control/remote-access
Thursday, 23 April 2020
FREE Work-From-Home IT Security Awareness Training Kit
The SANS Security Awareness Work-from-Home Deployment Kit includes everything you need to create a secure work-from-home workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Quickly train employees to work (and children to learn) from home safely and securely. The resources are a combination of SANS public resources and paid training materials, which have been released for free to support the community during this unique situation.
Quickly train employees to work (and children to learn) from home safely and securely. The resources are a combination of SANS public resources and paid training materials, which have been released for free to support the community during this unique situation.
Friday, 17 April 2020
FREE Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Authy is a free mobile/desktop service for two factor authentication (2FA) to protect your online accounts being accessed by others. Works with Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn, Instagra, Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox, PayPal, Amazon, Pinterest, Snapchat, Evernote, Discord & many others. See: https://authy.com/
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
FREE Hosting For Software Development
Github is a subsidiary of Microsoft that provides online hosting for software development version control using Git. It allows developers to work together no matter where in the world they are. The FREE plan allows unlimited public/private repositories, unlimited collaborators, 2,000 actions minutes/month and 500MB of GitHub Packages storage. For more info see: https://github.com/
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
F-Secure SAFE FREE for Virgin Media Customers
Virgin Media customers in the UK are eligible to get F-Secure SAFE Online Security for up to five devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, PCs and Macs, FREE for 12 months (normally £79.99 a year) and with no automatic sign up. Then just £25 each year thereafter.
See: https://campaigns.f-secure.com/safe/vm/gb-en/
See: https://campaigns.f-secure.com/safe/vm/gb-en/
Monday, 13 April 2020
FREE Cybersecurity Webinars
The (ISC)² Secure Webinar series features over 232 FREE on-demand online events where regional industry experts, (ISC)² members and solution providers offer their thought leadership on a variety of topics to help today’s cyber security professionals tackle current threats and challenges. It's FREE to register as a non-member to watch. See: https://www.isc2.org/News-and-Events/Webinars/EMEA-Webinars
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