Cyber Security Blogs

How the ‘cocktail party effect’ leaves us vulnerable to attack – and what the cyber security industry might be able to do about it

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are notoriously conducive to cyber scams. In this article, CybSafe founder Oz Alashe offers five tips on staying safe during the annual sales

Why we’re so comfortable handing out personal details online – and how we may be able to reverse the trend On a mild July evening in 2010, Leo Hickman set out to meet a woman named Louise. At the time Louise, a 30-something recruitment consultant with straight, auburn...

Our attitudes to loss make us vulnerable online. Here’s how we can nullify the risks – starting with a question. Which of these two generous offers would you rather take up? The first is £1000 in cash with no strings attached. The second is the chance to win £2000 – but only if a coin toss lands on heads.

1 in 3 SMEs say they needed cyber security precautions to win new contracts in the last year alone. As part of our Inaugural CybSafe Supplier Cyber Security Study, we looked into the cyber defences enterprise customers are now demanding of SME suppliers.

Your people are often cited as one of the greatest cyber security risks your company faces. By changing their behaviour, CybSafe turns them into a resilient line of defence For cyber criminals, it must seem so easy. Step 1: Gather personal informationStep 2: Send a...

How can cyber security professionals use psychology to help people prioritise cyber security in the workplace?

To truly increase cyber resilience, cyber security training is going to need to focus on changing human behaviour

Following a series high-profile cyber attacks, most cyber security professionals predict the future will be bleak. Our CEO, Oz Alashe, meanwhile, has other ideas

The vast majority of today’s cyber criminals choose to exploit human vulnerability. By properly addressing the human side of cyber security, your people can become your greatest defence.

By tapping into human psychology, we can take a fundamental leap towards increasing people’s awareness of pretty much anything – cyber security included.

Cybercrime and cybercrime success are both on the up. To stand any chance of meaningfully reducing cybercrime, we need to call on an underused resource.

Armed with intelligence on how they might be attacked, businesses can take steps to mitigate risks, safeguard reputations and minimise financial losses.

When it comes to the human aspect of cyber security, the optimism bias can cause problems. Here’s what we can do about it.

GDPR isn’t a money making tool. The new fines should not be a business’s primary concern. What businesses should be focusing on is increasing resilience to minimise breaches.