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What Are You Doing for Cyber Security Awareness Month?

IT Governance

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event designed to educate people about information security and the steps they can take to stay safe online. Now in its nineteenth year, the campaign provides tools and resources to help people learn more about the cyber security industry and the ways they can get involved.

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What is Cyber Security Awareness and Why is it Important?

IT Governance

For all the talk of criminal hacking, ransomware infections and the technologies to prevent them, the key to protecting your organisation is cyber security awareness training. If you’re wondering why your employees pose such a big risk and how staff awareness can protect you, we explain everything you need to know in this blog.

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Anatomy of a spear phishing attack – with example scam

IT Governance

Let’s take a look at how it works, along with an example to help you spot the clues of an attack. An example of a spear phishing email. Here’s an example of a real spear phishing email. All the above are typical examples of emotional manipulation. What is spear phishing? 2018 Act now!”. This is classic spear phishing.

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How to document PCI DSS-compliant policies and procedures – with template example

IT Governance

Misconfigured databases, email attachments sent to the wrong person and records that are improperly disposed are common examples the ways staff compromise information. It provides a detailed outline of information security responsibilities for all staff, contractors, partners and third parties that access the CDE.

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39% of businesses suffered cyber attacks in the past year

IT Governance

Two in five businesses reported a cyber attack or data breach in the past 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021. The study suggests that the threat has increased as a result of COVID-19, with security teams finding it harder to implement and manage defence mechanisms.

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Cyber security horror stories to scare you this Halloween

IT Governance

This Sunday is both Halloween and the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month – and what better way to mark the occasion than with some cyber security horror stories? Those who want to know how to detect a phishing email should take a look at our Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. Hack-o-lantern.

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QR Codes: A Growing Security Problem

eSecurity Planet

Quick response (QR) codes are a convenient format for storing all kinds of information in a readable and secure way, at least when correctly implemented. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons.

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