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What Spyware Aims to Get?

What Spyware Aims to Get? What is spyware? Spyware is software that install itself without your knowledge or permission with the purpose of monitoring your device or online activity.  How Does a Spyware Infect Devices? There are many ways that a spyware can infect a device a few of them are:  A user clicks on… Read More

How To Protect Your Business Knowledge?

How To Protect Your Business Knowledge? This question might seem strange at first, after all how can you protect something abstract? If you stop to think business knowledge are often stored in word processor, spreadsheet, and image software, and many other applications. But how do you protect it all in the easiest and best way… Read More
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6 Cyber Security Topics to Learn About

5 Steps to Easily Protect and Manage Your Passwords. It is always important to spread cyber security knowledge and increase the awareness. But we don’t often talk about the best things you can learn about yourself.1. Malware Probably the most obvious of all, but is it really a threat to me? Yes. You would be surprised… Read More
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5 Steps to Easily Protect and Manage Your Passwords.

5 Steps to Easily Protect and Manage Your Passwords. Keeping passwords protected can sometimes seem very daunting, but it does not have to be that way! Today’s technologies have evolved a task that was considered by many to be an arduous or even a boring task and one that was often overlooked. Now we can… Read More
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What Happened in The Giant Group Cyber Attack?

What Happened in The Giant Group Cyber Attack? Halfway into September, in the 22nd, this year the Giant Group suffered a cyber-attack that forced them to shut down their portal.The Giant Group is a web-based umbrella company in the UK. It provides specialist workforce management software, their cloud-based software offers help ranging from “talent acquisition… Read More
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Why Facebook Went Down and Can It Happen to Other Websites?

Why Facebook Went Down and Can It Happen to Other Websites? In an update released last Monday, after services outage, Facebook claims problems occurred due to “faulty configuration”. During Monday, 4th of October, afternoon users around the world reported that Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger were down. In the UK, Downdetector shows that more than 400,000… Read More

How do I create a cyber security incident response plan?

How do I create a cyber security incident response plan? When it comes to cybersecurity, many small business owners may think, “Why should I care?” or “Who cares enough about my business to hack me?” This mindset is a grave mistake, as the number of hacked businesses climbs each day. In fact, hackers target small… Read More
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What are the best cyber security tips for small businesses in the UK?

What are the best cyber security tips for small businesses in the UK?  In the digital age, most businesses have moved their operations almost completely, if not totally, online. While this is a great way to become more accessible and collaborative, this move has made cyber attacks among the greatest threats to businesses today. It’s… Read More
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How do I know if my email has been hacked?

How do I know if my email has been hacked?  The first thing most of us do when we get to the office is check our email. Today, Email is a crucial part of everyone’s day to day life. Used as the primary source of communications in businesses, email has become incredibly attractive to hackers…. Read More
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What should small businesses know about cyber security?

What should small businesses know about cyber security? A cyberattack may seemingly come out of nowhere, catching businesses off guard and risking not only their credibility but their clients’ loyalty as well. As disastrous as a cyberattack may be, protecting your business is far easier than you may think, and it starts by simply educating… Read More