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It’s time to pull the plug on traditional security awareness training   We know it’s hard to let go. But this is getting out of hand. Traditional security awareness training has been on its deathbed for so long now that our eyes water whenever we get a whiff of...

As part of our Behave Series last week, we talked about multi-factor authentication (MFA), and how to encourage your people to adopt it.This week, we’re diving into phishing simulations. They’re particularly useful for finding and filling the security cracks in your...

Last week in our Behave Series blog we looked at passwords. This week we’re turning it up to 11. This week, we’re talking about multi-factor authentication (MFA). Multi-factor authentication. It’s the unsung hero of cybersecurity. It’s thwarted many a cybercriminal....

This week we’re focusing on passwords. We know you’re no stranger to these, and neither are your workforce. But familiarity isn’t helpful here. In fact, it’s a criminal’s best friend.  Everyone in your business will have at least three or four passwords in their...

Look, anyone can be phished. Yes, even the executives in their fancy suits. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about. We’re here to talk about some of the reasons why phishing risk isn’t being properly managed. And yes, that means we’re calling out the higher ups...

The scope of cyber security awareness training continues to increase. While the below list of cyber security awareness topics to include in awareness training is far from exhaustive, each should be a foundational pillar of security awareness campaigns and security...

You might want to sit down for this one. If you haven’t been phished, then you probably think your phishing simulations are working. If you have been phished, then you probably think your new simulations are working and that it won’t happen again. And those are pretty...

  For most law firms, ransomware is just another cyber threat. And, as we all know when it comes to all cyber threats, an anti-virus, firewall, traditional SA&T, and a positive “it won’t happen to us” attitude are enough to ward them off, right? Wrong. Very,...

Law firms + ransomware = profit For cyber criminals.   Are you a cyber criminal? No? Well, you might want to stick around anyway, especially if you work for a law firm. Why? Because we’re breaking down three steps every career criminal can take to get (malware)...

Financial services have quickly evolved in recent years. They’ve had to. With more people remote working, they’re accessing systems from a greater number of touchpoints. They’re working unusual hours. Yet, in a period of accelerated change not everything has kept up...

Data breaches cost UK organisations an average of £2.9 million per breach. 82% of breaches involve the human element.   Those facts alone are usually enough to convince people that cyber security awareness training is important for data protection. Usually. Only...

Infosecurity Europe is kinda like prom night for the information security community. You know, if prom was a three-day event.  Really, think about it. We look forward to it all year, plan our outfits, get haircuts, meet up with all our infosec friends and take a...

The innovative, groundbreaking training from CybSafe has been recognised in the global CyberTech100 list. It’s good news for us, and a nice certificate for the wall. But it’s good news for you too. It’s recognition of our work in helping financial services fight off...

The risks have changed. So must our security strategy. January signalled the end to the UK’s work from home order. Many financial service institutions are sounding the horn to return back to the office. But even as they do, one thing’s for sure. In this sector, hybrid...