Fortinet has removed SSL VPN tunnel mode from FortiOS 7.6.3, and an unplanned upgrade can leave remote staff without a connection. Jacques van der Merwe explains why Si Futures is migrating clients to IPsec VPN roughly a year ahead, how running both side by side protects users, and what to check before you upgrade.
Cyber Security
The Password Manager Setting That Keeps Client Details Off Your Screen
Password managers make strong, unique passwords practical, but their default autofill matching can expose other clients’ logins when you share your screen. Robin Martin explains the single 1Password setting that fixes it, which logins to change first, and why this small habit protects your clients’ privacy as much as your own.
Why We Became a 1Password Reseller: Security as a Growth Engine
Why We Became a 1Password Reseller: Security as a Growth Engine Managed Cybersecurity • Credential...
What Cyber Essentials Taught Us About Security Discipline
A Sunday-night assessor query forced a full resubmission of our Cyber Essentials certification. This piece looks at why rebuilding the evidence properly, rather than patching it, was the only real option.
What To Do When Your Email Account Is Compromised
A quiet email account compromise can run for weeks before anyone notices. This piece walks through the practical, ordered steps that limit damage and stop attackers finding a second way back in.
Why Good Patch Management Is About More Than Installing Updates
Why Good Patch Management Is About More Than Installing Updates Managed Cybersecurity • IT Support...
When Your Vendor Upgrades on Their Schedule, Not Yours
Cloud-hosted security vendors upgrade on their own schedule — your configuration doesn’t always survive the transition. A Fortinet EMS incident this week shows what proactive managed security monitoring looks like when it matters most.
When 600 Addresses Isn’t Enough: Building a Smarter Threat Feed
How do you manage firewall threat intelligence when your block lists outgrow the firewall’s limits? Si Futures built a dynamic threat feed to replace static Fortinet address groups — cutting overhead and scaling without limit.
Who Is Checking the AI’s Work?
AI can write code faster than any developer. The question is whether anyone is checking what it actually produced — and whether it is secure, not just functional. Si Futures ran penetration tests against their own services to find out.
