Rewind
All the content from last year’s PeepSec, Impact and flagship industry events
The ultimate people-centric guide to ransomware prevention
The ultimate people-centric guide to ransomware preventionPeople click on phishing emails. Phishing emails contain ransomware. As tempting as it may be to decry “people are the weakest link!”, it's important to remain curious, be empathetic to people, and seek to...
Ransomware: The Ultimate Guide for 2023
LONG READ Ransomware: The ultimate guide for 2023 Introduction Ransomware is one of the most serious and damaging threats to cybersecurity, with its ability to wreak havoc on personal computers, corporate networks, and even public infrastructure. Part of the...
Security Nudges Taxonomy
Security Nudge TaxonomyWhat if you could increase security awareness engagement rates, and help people make better security decisions? Would it make your job easier? We used to memorize routes from paper maps before starting journeys. It often meant we got lost. Now...
2023 Predictions report
2023 security awareness predictions,views from the industryWhat 2023 has in store for us is anyone’s guess—but we’re here to make an educated one. The rapidly changing threat landscape will drive policy makers to reconsider legislation and guidance—something the...
Romance fraud: How your people’s personal lives could affect your cyber risk
Romance fraud: The real cost of love, and why your organization could have to pay up Let’s face it: love can be hard to find. We’re worried about looking in the wrong places, saying the wrong thing, overthinking things. And fraudsters know it. What’s more, they will...
Romance scams: The stats, and what they mean for your organization
Love and loss: The stats behind romance scams The Blues Brothers are never wrong—everybody needs somebody to love. And, helpfully, any online dating site or social media platform can put endless romantic possibilities within reach. The turn-off? A person looking for...
Nudge science: The behavioral research behind security nudges
Nudge science: The behavioral research behind cybersecurity nudges Fact: The human brain is optimized for efficiency. We make unconscious decisions based on instinct and intuition to get sh*t done. But that leaves a lot of room for error and bias. Two things that can...
Suspected LockBit ransomware attack causes havoc in City of London
Computer Weekly
Cybersecurity predictions for 2023, according to experts
Verdict
Exclusive: CybSafe’s CEO on tackling VC pattern matching as a black business founder
City AM
Royal Mail Halts International Deliveries After Cyber-Incident
InfoSecurity Magazine
On demand webinar: The New Science of Security Nudges
ON DEMAND WEBINARThe new scienceof security nudgesIncrease engagement and improve security behaviors, with this revolutionary new approach.What if you could increase security awareness engagement rates, and help people make better security decisions? Would it make...
When nudge security is a waste of time
Nudge security doesn’t work … when you miss these 3 things Somewhere in downtown New York in the United States, young window-cleaning recruits are going through safety training, analogous to the rigorous induction many modern workforce members receive when...
Top five examples of nudge theory in action
Five ways people rely on nudge theory everyday, and don’t even realize it There’s the right way to do things, then there’s what we actually do. Most of the time, people want to do the right thing. They want to make the right decision. And yes, that includes...
Rational choices in cybersecurity: Navigating the metrics of human cyber risk
When is it a good idea to commit a crime? Some say never. Some say properly adhered to laws are what allow societies to live harmoniously and prosperously. But consider something as simple as speeding. Most would likely admit that, a majority of the time, speeding is...
Cybersecurity predictions for 2023
CyberWire
[Technology] Condeco
Delivering a global security awareness program is, at best, complex and time-consuming. For Condeco, CybSafe has become an “essential tool” in the organisation, saving everyone time and measurably changing behaviour. Find out why.
Why Gen Z doesn’t care about cybersecurity
Why we don’t care about cybersecurity: A Gen Zer’s perspective “Look both ways before crossing the road!” “Don’t take candy from a stranger.” Those are a few rules my parents taught me when I was younger. They explained the importance of following the rules,...
How to strengthen your cybersecurity with user research
User research: How to conduct it, and wield its powers for good What makes a good movie? I’d argue that it’s characters with good backstories. There’s nothing more satisfying to me than seeing how a character’s past experiences shape their worldview. Than...
Security awareness is dead: 4 things holding your organization back
Is security awareness haunting your organization? Boo! No, that’s not the sound of the ghost of security awareness (which is dead, by the way). It’s the sound of us booing it—or, at least, booing the organizations that still put it on a pedestal. Security awareness...
How to make data backups a regular part of everyone’s day
Back to security basics: Let’s back things up a little Last time we explored how the simple lock screen keeps data out of the wrong hands. This time, we’re looking at a form of protection that always pays off: backups.Data loss is a very real danger, and it’s a major...