Cyber Security

Mobile Phishing Scams

by Robyn Garcia | Sep 3, 2020 | Cyber Security

Like phishing emails, cyber criminals are targeting victims through smishing attacks, which means they send harmful messages via SMS and text, in the hope that you react to these messages by clicking a link or inputing your personal information. How to spot a smishing...

Cyber Criminals Target Sport Sector

by Robyn Garcia | Sep 3, 2020 | Cyber Security

Recent research suggests that the sporting sector are at the top of the cyber criminals hit list and therefore need to step up their cyber security game. “At least 70% of sporting institutions suffer a cyber incident every 12 months, more than double the average...

The Reasons Why You Cannot Rely on Antivirus Alone

by Robyn Garcia | Jul 29, 2020 | Cyber Security

Many businesses mistakenly believe that cyber security isn’t a priority and a simple antivirus software will protect them from cyber attacks, when in fact according to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2020 cyber attacks have become more frequent, with 46% of...

Phishing Emails: How Criminals Are Infiltrating Your Systems

by Robyn Garcia | Jun 8, 2020 | Cyber Security

What is phishing? Phishing attacks fall into the category of social engineering and usually involve a cyber criminal pretending to be a trusted entity. Their aim is to trick the victim into opening a malicious email or text with the intention to steal user data,...

Understanding the Current Cyber Threat Landscape: Watch the Webinar

by Robyn Garcia | Apr 7, 2020 | Cyber Security

Eric Torres, Director of Channel Development (North America) for Datto joins us in our webinar to discuss the current cyber threat landscape. Cyber crime is a global epidemic, impacting companies of all sizes and industries. The impact of these crimes goes beyond just...

What Is CEO Fraud?

by Robyn Garcia | Feb 28, 2020 | Cyber Security

CEO fraud is a type of cyber scam whereby a criminal will spoof a company email address and impersonate a member of an organisation, such as the CEO. Their hope is that the employee that receives the email won’t realise they aren’t in fact talking to the...

5 Reasons Why You Need to Patch

by Robyn Garcia | Feb 26, 2020 | Cyber Security

What is patching? A patch is a software update, often being a temporary fix between full releases of a software package. It is important to keep your patch management in order as patches also protect you from vulnerabilities in software that hackers like to take...

WordPress Plugin Bug Can Let Hackers Erase up to 200,000 Sites

by Robyn Garcia | Feb 19, 2020 | Cyber Security

If you’re a WordPress site owner and use commercial themes that are provided by the web development company ThemeGrill, it is essential that you update one of the plugins that come installed with their themes due to the critical bug that has been identified. The...