Cyber security awareness training, or cyber-SAT, has been on the radar for some time now, yet uptake of technologies to support cyber-SAT efforts—although increasing—are still relatively low.   Not only is cyber security awareness training recommended and considered best-practice by a number of governing bodies including the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), but it’s a mandatory requirement when it comes to specific cyber insurance and regulations.  So, what’s causing the hesitation?  Perhaps it’s a lack of budget or resource. A lack of value-add understanding. Or mayb ..read more

Boxphish, the Leeds-based cyber security training company, has announced growth plans following a strong year.   The fast-growth business provides ‘human risk’ management solutions that are proven to improve organisation-wide cyber awareness, aimed at reducing human error.  With the increase of cyber threats such as ransomware, it’s an area of the market that is growing. Through a combination of learning-based phishing simulations and short, regular training content Boxphish helps businesses train employees to quickly identify and report potential attacks.  After receiving ..read more

In today’s digital age, cyber security is of utmost importance. With constant threats lurking on every webpage, in every inbox and across the ever widening digital landscape, everyone needs to develop a level of cyber security awareness to keep them safe. Cybercriminals will deploy any number of tactics to gain access to your personal information, from your passwords to your account details. Unfortunately there is no virus protection you can install, nor any number of layers of encryption which can render an attackers attempts completely useless. The best way to protect yourself is simply to m ..read more

Vishing, also known as “voice phishing” or “phone phishing”, is a type of social engineering scam where an attacker uses a phone call or voice message to trick their victim into divulging sensitive information or performing an action that can harm them or their organisation. This is an increasingly prevalent scam that individuals and businesses need to be aware of to stay safe. The increasingly widespread use of AI or Artificial Intelligence has caused a spike in these attacks, with cybercriminals now able to use AI to clone individual’s voices from answerphone messages or other conversations ..read more

In today’s world of digital communication, emails have become an essential part of our everyday lives. Whether personal or professional, these emails contain important information that needs to be protected from spammers and scammers. However, given the increasing sophistication of these scammers, it is often difficult to identify the difference between spam emails and phishing emails. In this blog, we will discuss some of the ways you can identify and protect yourself from these fraudulent emails. But first, let’s actually figure out what is what: Spam Emails Spam emails are unsolicited emai ..read more

Shoulder surfing sounds a bit odd. Funny almost. But unfortunately for us all, it’s not a joke. Shoulder surfing is a form of visual hacking, where a malicious individual secretly observes the activities of someone else on their computer, mobile phone or other electronic device. With just a quick glance over someone’s shoulder, attackers can gain access to confidential data and sensitive information, potentially giving them the change to log into your accounts independently later on. This type of attack is becoming increasingly popular amongst cybercriminals, and it poses significant risks to ..read more

The introduction of AI into our daily lives has been talked about for years, but with the launch of ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence over the last twelve months, it’s become less of a ‘what if’ and more of a reality. It’s hard to browse any tech news now without coming across at least one article stating how AI is going to change the way that we work. Whether that’s negatively – by taking jobs away from people, or positively – by making their day-to-day work more streamlined, there’s no doubt that the impact artificial intelligence will have on us is going to be huge. But on ..read more

A “learning culture” is a term that is thrown about a lot these days, often without people fully understanding what it means. Firstly, before you grasp what a learning culture is – and a good one at that – you need to understand what a learning culture is and why you should establish one within your organisation. What is it? A learning culture refers to how a group of people learn or pass on information – so the way in which they absorb knowledge and the environment where they learn. Establishing a learning culture, particularly in a workplace, is vital for allowing continuous improvement. Wi ..read more

Phishing is the most common type of cyber-attack, with an estimated 3.4 billion phishing emails sent every day. Based on that, you’re guaranteed to come across a phishing email almost every day of your life and so you need to be prepared to identify and avoid these threats. One way to manage this, is through using phishing simulations. These deliver a fake phishing email to your inbox, with the idea being that by receiving an email like this, the recipient can be trained to notice things trying to catch them out – hence making them more prepared when a real phishing email lands in their inbox ..read more

Following some great successes with existing clients, Boxphish has made the decision to launch their custom content offering to all organisations. Boxphish specialises in cyber security awareness training, providing a detailed learning journey to users across the UK and Europe. The training covers all the key areas of cyber security, including phishing, malware, data breaches, device safety and more. On top of this, custom content allows organisations to personalise their training, making each module unique to their branding and processes. It allows organisations to put their individual touch ..read more