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Posted on 7 May 20257 May 2025

Free Advice and Anti-virus

email phishing

Last week I had a prospective client take me up on our free 30 minute “ask me anything about your cyber security” Teams meeting. Things went well, she had some questions, I ran through my advice checklist with her – everyone was happy until I asked about their anti-virus – …

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Posted on 23 April 202524 April 2025

Another improvement in Android security

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I have written about the difference between Apple iOS cyber security and Android OS security before. In my opinion, Apple has the edge for a variety of reasons: But Android is catching up… Recently Google has taken a number of steps to improve the cyber security of Android devices: A …

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Posted on 26 March 202526 March 2025

Don’t Blame your Team – “Just Click Here”

click here

Today we are talking About Links and here are a couple of questions to get us going on the topic: How realistic is the advice “don’t click on that link”? How many times in the day do you need to click on a link to do your work? Now I …

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Posted on 19 March 202519 March 2025

Delivery Scam

evri delivery scam kettle

My personal delivery scam.  I was working at my desk the other day, thinking about stopping for lunch, when I got the following text message:  Now I was waiting for a delivery, I had ordered a camping kettle from AliExpress, but the last time I looked it was not scheduled …

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Posted on 12 March 202513 March 2025

Identity Theft (part 1)

credential management and identity theft

Identity theft, as cyber attacks go, is pretty easy to understand – a threat actor gains control of a user’s credentials (identity) and then attacks the service (organisation), posing as that user. There are nuances but that is the attack in the briefest of terms.  Credential and identity theft are …

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