Twitch – the video streaming platform favoured by many gamers and content providers has been in the mainstream and tech news since yesterday because they had a cybersecurity leak! (The image at the head of the page was snipped from Twitch’s web site about 20 minutes ago!) It appears that …
Know the jargon – #BeCyberSmart
You may think you know exactly what a common word means in normal life, but once you get into any kind of specialised subject, the meanings can be different. Today I shall give you the meanings of a few words in cyber security, together with everyday examples of what the …
Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and to celebrate we shall write about different aspects of the subject every day. Today I just want to raise awareness of simple things you can do to protect yourself from dodgy emails. First of all, check the email address carefully. If the email …
You have to wonder why companies make these types of decisions…
In a world where every business has to have heard of cyber-security and should always be thinking about how to protect their information and their client and customer privacy it is incredible to hear of a company that felt they could keep PII on a single smartphone. It was then …
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