Over the past few weeks, I have been writing about privacy for CyberAwake – I have linked the articles below – and at the same time, I was reading up on encryption for an article here last week on the value of encryption – Encryption or Not Encryption. Both sets …
Encryption or Not Encryption
I am a great advocate of clients using encryption to enhance their cyber security and I have written a number of articles explaining how encryption is an easy cyber security step to implement. Here are a couple of them: In Support of Encryption Email Encryption I also think encryption is …
Only for grown-ups – Privacy Issues
I have an article published on CyberAwake today looking at social media and app privacy. Social Media and Privacy – CyberAwake Remember that good privacy can lead to good cyber security. If you keep something a secret then it makes it that much harder for a threat actor to attack. …
Your online identity can be fingerprinted
I am going start 2025 off with a story about yours, mine and your organisation’s privacy online. Digital fingerprinting is the practice of collecting, often passively and without the user’s knowledge, information about their online browsing habits and devices they are using for internet access, so later these devices/users can …
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The most basic of information privacy mistakes
When sending a group email out, but you do not want the group to know who the individuals are – use the bcc option. We all know this, and we all know of instances where it has not been used and the identities of all the other recipients have been …
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