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Christmas holidays are a prime time for criminals to take advantage of. Take the time now to review your business continuity plan and know where you can seek advice and support should you need it.
The NCSC are urging individuals to protect their personal accounts, check before they buy, and use secure payment methods to stay ahead of the threat from criminals this shopping season.
We spoke with Superintendent Hilary Sloan from Police Scotland about the benefits of working in partnership to support cyber crime prevention messaging.
Test your fraud and scam knowledge today to keep your business safe with Take Five’s ‘Can You Spot Fraud?’ quiz.
We have shared some tips to help you avoid scam websites and purchase items securely.
We are fast approaching the time of year when we will begin to receive emails from online stores and other retailers advertising deals for all sorts of products. This mainly due in part because we have ‘opted to receive notifications’ from them.
However, in amongst this influx of genuine emails, there will most likely be the scam emails, the fake ones, sent out in huge numbers by cyber criminals wanting to scam us.
Britain’s most senior cyber security official has urged all organisations to carry out a basic ‘cyber hygiene’ test to reduce the risk of a cyber attack, adding the vast majority of incidents of cyber crime could be prevented by doing so.
Speaking at the CyberScotland Summit in Edinburgh, Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), praised Scotland’s approach to cyber security and cited its existing ecosystem as a key aid in limiting the potential fallout of cyber attacks.
We are proud to be supporting Take Five to Stop Fraud with their campaign, the Cost of Living Challenge. With the increase in the cost of household bills, falling for a fraud or a scam may hit people that much harder, particularly as the potential impact could leave them short on everyday essentials such as their food shopping or utility bills.
Charity Fraud Awareness Week (17 – 21 October 2022) is an award-winning campaign run by a partnership of charities, regulators, law enforcers, representative and umbrella bodies, and other not-for-profit stakeholders from across the world.
As more aspects of our lives now involve being online, malware and viruses are a fact of modern online life, so it’s not just a security concern for organisations and businesses. In this blog, we look at how you can protect your devices from malware and viruses.
We caught up with Chris Pinder, to discuss how he got into the field of cyber security and what advice he would give to aspiring cyber security professionals who may be considering this career path. Tell us a bit about […]
It’s that time of year when we are busy organising the CyberFirst Girls’ Competition with registration opening on the 26th of September. It would be great to see your school sign up again to take part. As a reminder, the […]