One of the very first things we do when setting up a new device or logging into a new system is choosing a password. It’s like turning the key in your front door. It’s the first step to your private information, countless details hidden behind those – hopefully –...

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What is a Cyber Attack and how can it affect my business?
Cyber attacks are an ever-present threat in our digital landscape. They are occurring more and more frequently, targeting organisations from start-ups to global conglomerates alike. On average, a cyber attack takes place every 39 seconds, meaning there are over two...
Phishing Attacks: How to spot a fake or scam NHS email
Fake emails, known as phishing emails are consistently on the rise. In fact, it’s now estimated that 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent out each day and, with that rate of delivery, it’s no wonder that people are clicking on them. In this article, we'll help you to...
Sleeper Malware: The trojan horse of cybercrime
What is Sleeper Malware? When most people think of cybercrime, they imagine clicking on a link in an email and a virus infecting their laptop, or being tricked into sharing personal information. It’s a quick decision – one click sometimes costs upwards of hundreds of...
Cybercrime Country: Imagine the property prices…
Recently, we stumbled upon an extremely frightening figure. A report published by US-based CyberSecurity Ventures, found that if the cybercrime industry was a country, its economy would be the third largest in the world. Pulling out the figures, that’s based on an...
Common Phishing emails to look out for in 2022
UPDATED for 2023: Click here to read the top 10 email scams to be aware of in 2023. Phishing emails are increasing in 2022 Cyber security training experts, Boxphish, take you through the common Phishing emails to look out for in 2022. Through recent years Cyberattacks...
How to run a successful cyber awareness campaign
The recent Covid 19 pandemic has changed the way many of us work, bringing many of us from the office to our homes. While adjusting to this major change, new threats have emerged from cyber criminals seeking to exploit employees’ fear and curiosity. This means that...
Why Your Organisation Needs Cyber Security Awareness Training
5 Reasons Why Your Organisation Needs Cyber Security Awareness Training: To Reduce Human Error By delivering a structured and engaging training plan, employees will learn over time the nature of evolving threats and how to mitigate against them. This continuous...
Another Data Breach? Can Cyber Awareness Training Help?
With A-another Data Breach reported in 2020, can Cyber Awareness Training Help? Throughout August, there did not seem to be a day where there wasn't a data breach or cyber-attack mentioned in the news. At least, it felt that way and the figures speak for themselves....
Savanti: InfoSec questions for Higher Education leaders
Our friends at Savanti (http://www.savanti.co.uk) have written a very thought provoking article covering important questions for Higher Education leaders. Like many organisations, some universities are struggling to deliver information security (InfoSec) effectively....