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Security experts often warn us about the threat of phishing, but how are we supposed to know what a scam looks like in practice? Our ‘catches of the month’ series provides real-life examples to help you understand how to spot …
A few years ago, ransomware was something that only affected a few unlucky people who were forced to pay a few hundred pounds to regain access to their locked-out laptops. Nowadays, it’s a £10 billion-a-year industry, as cyber criminals have …
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) tend to be the hardest hit by cyber attacks – and they only have themselves to blame. A 2018 InsuranceBee survey found that 83% of organisations didn’t have any money reserved to recover from a …
After four months of silence, the Emotet banking trojan is back in business, terrorizing people and organisations across the globe. The banking Trojan is considered “among the most costly and destructive malware”, as it can strike in countless ways. …
Over the last few weeks you have probably noticed the office has been a bit quieter, with a few more empty desks than usual. It’s a problem organisations have every year as staff head off on their summer holidays. Fortunately …
Last week, security researchers released a report that claimed that the fingerprints of more than 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and other personal information, were left on a publicly accessible database. The …
Anyone looking for guidance on the basic steps they should take to keep their organisation secure should follow Cyber Essentials. This UK government scheme sets out five controls that can protect organisations from the most common types of cyber attack. …
Your employees receive an average of 4.8 phishing emails every week. Almost a third of these make it past default security systems, leaving your organisation in a permanently perilous situation. There’s plenty of advice on how to spot phishing scams, …
If you think that charities might be shown lenience under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), you’re wrong. The Regulation treats charities in much the same way as any organisation, because although they’re not using personal data to make a …
Cyber insurance is big business these days. With the ever-present danger of data breaches and cyber attacks, organisations must be sure that they have the financial backing to respond appropriately. Damages incurred by information security incidents generally aren’t covered in …
