Cyber Attack Cyber Threat Email to Your UK Business March 12, 2026 Paul Anderson Should You Take It Seriously or Ignore It? Introduction Imagine opening your company email inbox and finding a message claiming that a hacker is about to shut down your systems…
Cyber Crime How Easy Is It to Hack an English Business Social Media Account? March 11, 2026 Peter Flynn Social media accounts have become critical tools for businesses in England. Companies rely on platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X to market their services, communicate with customers and…
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 “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 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 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…
Cyber Attack Can hackers see you through your mobile phone camera? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn Quite simply Yes. Hackers can see you through your phone camera by installing spyware or malicious apps, a process known as “camfecting.” This turns your device into a surveillance tool…
Cyber Security Cybersecurity Tips For Hybrid Working March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn Hybrid working is convenient and flexible, but cybersecurity is more difficult to monitor. More and more English organisations are employing the use of hybrid working, but there are inherent risks…
Cyber Attack What is Ransomware? March 10, 2026 Peter Flynn Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that encrypts a victim’s files or locks their computer system, making data inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attackers. It’s…