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Your Money or Your Data! A Guide to Ransomware

20/06/2022 10:50 By Bill - Comment(s)

What is Ransomware?

Ransomware is a kind of malicious code that renders a device, server or file unusable until a payment is made to a cybercriminal. Attacks have more than doubled since 2020, and a recent study found that incidents reported to the ICO grew from 326 to 654 between 2020 and 2021...

What You Need to Know About Phishing: The Biggest Threat to UK Organisations

15/06/2022 12:28 By Bill - Comment(s)

Phishing is an attempt by cybercriminals posing as legitimate institutions, usually (but not always!) via email, to obtain sensitive information from targeted individuals.

These attacks are on the rise, with more than 80% of organisations being targeted in 2021 alone. One of the most frustratin...

How to Run a Successful Security Awareness Training Program

01/10/2021 15:18 By Bill - Comment(s)

Blog courtesy of KnowBe4

Written by Stu Sjouwerman

As we're now in Cybersecurity Awareness Month, thinking about how to strengthen your security awareness training program is probably top of mind.

Luckily, we've got you covered with helpful tips you can use to run a strong security awareness training p...

Probability of Experiencing a Vendor Email Compromise Attack Increases 96%

20/09/2021 14:51 By Bill - Comment(s)

Blog courtesy of KnowBe4

Written by Stu Sjouwerman

Vendor Email Compromise requires first taking control of a strategic email account within the victim organisations. According to new data, cybercriminals are getting really good at this.

Vendor Email Compromise – an attack where an email account is act...

Enterprise Organisations Have as Much as an 85% Chance of Receiving a BEC Attack Every Week

20/09/2021 08:31 By Bill - Comment(s)

Blog courtesy of KnowBe4

Written by Stu Sjouwerman

Business Email Compromise is a multi-billion dollar business, representing 43% of all cybercrime last year. Despite it being dwarfed in the news by ransomware, it represents a growing and consistent threat.

We’ve seen recent rises in BEC activity – alo...

Human Firewall

Blog tagged as Human Firewall

Your Money or Your Data! A Guide to Ransomware

What You Need to Know About Phishing: The Biggest Threat to UK Organisations

How to Run a Successful Security Awareness Training Program

Probability of Experiencing a Vendor Email Compromise Attack Increases 96%

Enterprise Organisations Have as Much as an 85% Chance of Receiving a BEC Attack Every Week

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