by Nick | Dec 8, 2019 | Information Security
This is a true story. This week I took a call from a client who urgently wanted me to check his 80-something mother-in-law’s computer; she had just had £5,000 stolen from her bank account by scammers. Here’s how they did it. And in the spirit of helping as many people...
by Elena | Aug 5, 2019 | Cloud, Information Security
What would happen if your company data fell into the wrong hands? It’s easier than you might think. Most security breaches are down to human error. People have long been the weakest link when it comes to data security – and they are especially good at losing digital...
by Elena | Apr 16, 2019 | Information Security
Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams provide a serious threat to business regardless of size or sector and represent one of the fastest growing, low cost and high return cybercrime operations. The following infographic explains what Business Email Compromise is and...
by Caroline Fraser | May 6, 2016 | Information Security
Tips to keep you safe when using public Wi-Fi I came across this fantastic article on public wi-fi safety at https://www.getsafeonline.org/blog/do-you-really-know-how-to-use-public-wi-fi-safely. There are a lot of very useful articles on this site, but this one stood...
by Elena | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Information Security
Cyber crime is a big business and a big problem. Hackers are well funded and well organised. What started 40 years ago as a means for nerds to gain kudos from one another is now a big business with the mafia professionalising what was a previously disorganised group....