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Social media is now a part of everyday life. It’s impossible to avoid it these days. However, whilst posting about work successes or life events seems innocuous enough, this information can be used by hackers. In fact, social media data breaches accounted for 56% of...

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has been growing in popularity with hackers as it makes extortion more accessible. Criminals don’t need to develop the ransomware themselves, instead, they can purchase it from certain ransomware groups who create it to sell via a...

Cryptomalware - also known as cryptojacking - is when attackers install undetectable malware on a victim’s computer in order to use their computing resources to mine cryptocurrency. With the popularity of all kinds of cryptocurrency surging, this type of attack is...

Insider threats - when an employee illegally discloses confidential information - are often a result of sophisticated social engineering. And, as we enter into difficult economic times, the potential for this to happen increases.  But why are some employees...

With fears of a recession looming, many companies are looking for ways to reduce spending. Cybersecurity is an area where it can be tempting to cut costs as it doesn’t directly contribute to the bottom line. However, there are several reasons why cybersecurity should...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is not new, it’s become the focus of many mainstream conversations thanks to the launch of high-profile generative AI like ChatGPT and Dall-E. So how can cybersecurity professionals benefit from using AI in their work? Curating...

Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving and trends change rapidly, so it can be hard to know how to stay on top of it all. Following leading cybersecurity experts and keeping up to date with information they share is a good way to do this, so in this blog post...

Although the terms data breach and data leak are sometimes used interchangeably, they are actually quite different and can therefore require slightly different approaches when it comes to cyber security. So what are the differences? What is a data breach? A data...

Over the last few weeks, a number of countries have banned the use of TikTok on government devices over concerns that confidential data could be shared with the Chinese government. Are these concerns legitimate and should companies be worried about employees using the...

Over the last few years a new type of financial scam (largely around cryptocurrency) has emerged that takes advantage of social engineering techniques. It’s known as “pig-butchering.”  The name comes from the fact that scammers work hard to build trust with the...

Since the pandemic, the use of coworking spaces has increased as more companies want to give their employees flexibility around how they work. In the US in 2022, more than 1m people worked in co-working spaces, compared to just 331,000 in 2015, and more than one third...