Cyber Security Awareness

Cyber Security Awareness provides market-leading, fully managed awareness services for organisations around Security, GDPR and Policies.

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Cyber security training is essential for any financial firm as they are commonly targeted by criminals, as it appears to be ‘where the money is’.

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The manufacturing sector relies heavily on IT systems to meet the demands of the modern world. If a breach occurs, the cost of these systems being unavailable alone far outweighs the cost of keeping employees regularly trained and vigilant towards cybercrime.

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We have helped hundreds of law firms to protect their assets by training their employees on current cyber threats and maintain vigilance through regular test phishing emails.

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Engineering firms are most often targeted for financial gain. One of the most common ways cybercriminals attack is through Ransomware, a unique piece of Malware that encrypts files across the network and demands a ransom for them to be returned.

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Be wary of free Wi-Fi networks that are not secure. Sometimes these can be malicious networks set up by cybercriminals to harvest information from you during your session.

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Ever heard of 'Juice Jacking'?

This is where cybercriminals use a malware-infested USB cable to deploy malicious software onto your device.

Always be on the lookout for 'Juice Jacking' cables!

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One of the largest sectors we operate in is housing. With lots of sensitive data such as PII for clients being transacted every day, housing associations especially need a strong defence against cybercrime that is targeted towards its employees.
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CEO fraud or Whaling isn't just something for executives to be aware of - employees should also be aware of highly targeted spear-phishing attacks where senior members of the organisation are impersonated.

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Unfortunately, nothing is off-limits for cybercriminals. Charities are targeted in the same way businesses are and are often held to ransom.

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Short URLs are very common now across social media, though it can be difficult to see where they might lead to.

Be aware of short URLs and look for indicators surrounding them to identify whether it is phishing or not.

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Short URLs are very common now across social media, though it can be difficult to see where they might be leading to.

Be aware of short URLs and look for indicators surrounding them to identify whether it is phishing or not.

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In our experience, 52% of employees in the retail sector fall victim to the first targeted phishing attack.

It can take up to 5 months for all employees to be trained and after around 4 months, we start to see a significant reduction in susceptibility to phishing attacks.

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Search engine phishing is where cybercriminals can pay to have their malicious websites display higher in search results. Search engines are very proactive to stop this, though it is possible.

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Customers in the software sector have a high susceptibility to phishing attacks. After training, susceptibility is reduced to an average of 4.8%.

With further tests and remedial training, this is usually reduced to 0% after 3 months.

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In our findings, companies in the healthcare sector tend to have just over half of their staff put security at risk in their first simulated phishing test.

On average it takes 3 months for all employees to be fully trained.

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Statistics from recent studies show that employees want a hybrid workplace. There are benefits, though it raises a few questions... How do you prioritise cyber security in a hybrid workplace?

Read more in our latest article:
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See how customers in the education sector use our fully managed SATT service to stop employees from causing security incidents:
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Since mobile devices have become an essential part of hybrid working, the risk of employees falling victim to a Smishing attack on either their work or personal devices has subsequently grown.

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Throughout #CyberSecMonth, we will be posting tips to stay cyber secure. These snippets have been taken from our latest Security Awareness Training and Testing course, currently used by hundreds of organisations to refresh staff awareness.
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We are pleased to share that Cyber Security Awareness is participating in the National and European Cyber Security Awareness Month.

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