Management My English Company Was Compromised Because My Employee Clicked A Link: Now What? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn A phishing incident that causes real operational damage is understandably frustrating for any director. But employment law in England does not automatically allow dismissal simply because an employee clicked a…
Management You An English Cyber Security Manager and Think One of the Employees is Up To No Good: What Next? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn If you genuinely suspect a member of your own cyber security team is abusing company infrastructure to launch ransomware attacks against external victims, the situation must be handled extremely carefully.…
Cyber Attack Managing a Repeated Phishing-Simulation Failure in an English Business March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn The Situation: Repeated Failure of Internal Phishing Simulations Phishing simulations are a standard defensive control used by organisations to measure human vulnerability to cyber attacks. They help determine whether staff…
Cyber Attack UK Execs Warn About Cyber-Attack Weakness, Vodafone Survey Finds March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn Major cyber incidents that crippled Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) last year have jolted British boardrooms into recognising the true cost of digital threats. Yet, despite…
Cyber Attack “We’ll get round to it later”: Why UK businesses ignore cyber advice — until it’s too late March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn The uncomfortable truth he UK has never been short of cyber security guidance. Government-backed schemes such as Cyber Essentials and NCSC “small business” advice have been around for years, and…
Cyber Security AI in UK Cyber Security: How Many Firms Will It Wipe Out? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn If you run a UK cyber/security firm, here’s the uncomfortable truth: AI is not going to kill the sector.It is going to split it. And some firms will not survive…
Cyber Attack Are English Small Businesses Under Threat of Cyber Attacks? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn Yes. They’re a favourite target because they’re easier to shake down. The UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 found 43% of UK businesses identified a cyber security breach or…
Cyber Attack Inside Hackers or Foreign Hackers: Who is the Bigger Cyber Threat to Company Networks in England? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn The clearest answer from the best available evidence is this: foreign-based external attackers are the bigger overall threat to company networks in England, especially financially motivated cybercriminals and hostile state-linked…
Cyber Crime Internal Cyber Security Staff Up To No Good: What Should I Do About it? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn So your concern is that someone inside your cyber security team might be secretly running ransomware attacks against external victims using company infrastructure. Congratulations, that’s one of the few insider-threat…
Cyber Attack What is a VPN? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn VPN stand for Virtual Private Network, which is your private connection to the internet. When you connect without a VPN connection your links and internet traffic is freely available to…