by Robyn Garcia | Dec 10, 2020 | Cyber Security
A Trojan horse is a type of malware that tricks a user into thinking the content of a file is safe. Much like the wooden horse used by the Greeks to trick the Trojans, a file will appear to be normal on the outside, but on the inside is harmful and opens the user up...
by Robyn Garcia | Dec 6, 2020 | Cyber Security
Banking, pension, and HMRC scams are all common types of phone scams. Fraudsters will try to instil panic by saying that there is an urgent issue and serious repercussions will occur if you do not act instantly. This is common for all types of scams, especially...
by Robyn Garcia | Nov 19, 2020 | Cyber Security
Phishing scams are designed by criminals to imitate a reputable person or organisation in order to coax their victims into sharing confidential or sensitive information. Phishing scams have been around since at least the mid-1990s and as new technology has become...
by Robyn Garcia | Nov 16, 2020 | Cyber Security
Cyber Essentials is a government backed scheme which helps you to protect your organisation against cyber attacks. Cyber crimes come in many forms and it’s important you are taking action to help protect your organisation. The certification is split into 2...
by Jodie Pelle | Nov 12, 2020 | Cyber Security
Fake competitions on social media platforms are on the rise and are a great way for cyber criminals to make money and harvest your information. Once you like the page, your information gets shared with the person running the group and hitting the “Share” button helps...
by Robyn Garcia | Nov 5, 2020 | Cyber Security
Enabling two-step verification (also known as two-factor authentication – 2FA) for every account you have is highly recommended. Whether it’s your Microsoft 365 account, banking or LinkedIn profile. 2FA offers a secondary level of protection to help secure...
