by Lahiru Lomitha | Jul 6, 2020 | Threats
Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, there’s been a certain strengthening in community spirit. The population has become united in a shared sense of fear. A culture of trust has grown on this universal vulnerability, as people take comfort in everyone being in the same …...
by Clive Sanham | Jun 15, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Threats
Over the past 2 months, during the COVID-19 lockdown, the UK has seen an influx in email attacks known as ‘phishing emails.’ Below we have highlighted the most common Coronavirus related phishing scams, so you and your teams are aware of what to look out for the next...
by Lahiru Lomitha | Jun 10, 2020 | Cybersecurity
What the surveys say Results of surveys carried out early this year by the Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport reveal that a large proportion of UK businesses are extremely vulnerable to cyberattack. The Cyber Security Breaches survey and the...
by Lahiru Lomitha | Jun 10, 2020 | Cybersecurity
Security of routine Our lives are structured on routine, a concept that provides not only an emotional sense of security, but also a cognitive advantage. A conventional routine will involve a few hours’ sleep in each day, during roughly the same part of each day, and...
by Clive Sanham | May 30, 2020 | Advice & Guidance
Bad press for the password The password is often cited as one of the flimsiest forms of cyber-protection. Continually blamed for security breaches, loss of data, and viral attack, the password is no longer valued as a reliable security measure. In fact, evidence shows...
by Clive Sanham | May 13, 2020 | Advice & Guidance, Cybersecurity
Security: we all do it Why do we lock our front door when we leave the house? Why do we put a padlock on our bicycle? Why do we look ‘the wrong way’ down a one-way street before crossing? Why do we avoid dark alleys and warn our children about strangers? The answer is...
by Clive Sanham | Apr 17, 2020 | Advice & Guidance, Cybersecurity, Education, General
Zoom is surging in popularity, as people look for easy ways to make conference calls. Is Zoom really all that bad? Well no, actually it’s not. I mean, things could be much worse. And there’s very good reasons why Zoom is becoming a massive success story. ...
by Clive Sanham | Apr 9, 2020 | Advice & Guidance, Cybersecurity, General
Here are the questions you should ask yourself before you make such an important decision. Full credit to Carl Keyser of Security7 Networks who kindly gave me permission to use this article. Question 1: “Why do I need an MSSP in the first place?” Why do you need an...
