Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Preventing Data Breaches: Strategies for Mitigating Insider Threats

Insider threats are insidious and notoriously difficult to detect and prevent. One of the reasons for this is that you are dealing with colleagues, not “hackers

James MacKay March 16, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Best Practices for Delivering Effective Security Awareness Training For Your Finance Team

It is crucial to provide Security Awareness Training for your finance team to help them understand the risks associated with financial data and transactions and prevent

James MacKay March 9, 2023

Governance, Risk, Compliance GRC

7 GDPR Data Protection Principles: Best Practices for Compliance

The 7 GDPR principles provide a framework to ensure data privacy is respected, upheld, and meets GDPR requirements. General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, entered the

James MacKay February 28, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

How to Establish a Strong Cyber Security Culture in Your Organisation

In today’s world, data protection regulations, such as GDPR and DPA2018, play a crucial role in ensuring that data privacy and security are maintained. However, with

James MacKay February 28, 2023

Phishing and Ransomware

How to Avoid Social Engineering Attacks

Cyber Security Hub’s Mid-Year Market Report 2022 found that 75% of respondents cited social engineering and phishing as the top threat to their organisation. These results

James MacKay February 21, 2023

Phishing and Ransomware

5 Common Phishing Emails

Phishing, in all its forms, from malicious emails to SMShing (text phishing) to social post phishing to Vishing (phone call phishing), is now part of the

James MacKay February 14, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Using a Password Generator to Create Strong Passwords

Using a password generator to create a secure password is part of a broad approach to securing access to corporate apps, devices, and data. The password

James MacKay February 7, 2023

Cyber Security eLearning

Why Accessibility is Crucial in Security Awareness Training

For effective Security Awareness Training, accessibility must be considered, and courses designed to be inclusive and accessible. Accessibility is about making something available to everyone. To

James MacKay January 31, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

7 Step Guide to Crafting an Annual Cyber Security Awareness Program

It’s up to organisations to ensure their information security networks are secure from malicious actors. One of the best ways to defend against a data breach

James MacKay January 27, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Can Good Cyber Security Training Cure a Bad Cyber Security Culture?

Cyber attacks are so common that they regularly make the national news. There are many reasons why scams and cybercrime have taken off. Still, the manipulation

James MacKay January 24, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

5 Reasons Security Awareness Training is Not Getting Results

With the UK coming top in the cybercrime density charts, at 4,783 victims per million people, companies need to ensure they are doing everything possible to protect

James MacKay January 17, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

5 Ways to Improve Security Awareness Training in 2023

In 2022, the business world continued to deal with onslaughts of ransomware, scams, and data breaches. However, it wasn’t just high-profile enterprises that were attacked; healthcare,

James MacKay January 10, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Why Cyber Security Is Everyone’s Responsibility

Human beings are a naturally cooperative species. We feel at home collaborating with others and working on successful projects together.

James MacKay January 6, 2022

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

The Cyber Security Risks of Online Streaming

It is important to know about the cyber security risks of online streaming to remediate the risk of cyberattacks, such as malware, phishing scams, and hacking

James MacKay December 21, 2021

Phishing and Ransomware

How to Run a Successful Phishing Simulation Campaign

Phishing simulation campaigns are an effective way to teach employees to spot deceptive messages and help combat phishing. Making these campaigns successful requires planning, communication, and

James MacKay December 3, 2021

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

The Importance of Security Incident Reporting

Reducing the harm caused by a cyber security attack starts by recognising an incident has happened. Being aware of imminent danger makes an organisation resilient to

James MacKay August 31, 2021

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Why is Cyber Security Awareness Training Important?

Despite the ongoing threat of cyber attacks, security awareness training remains a major challenge for management teams. But, why is security awareness training important?

James MacKay July 28, 2020

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

10 Ways to Improve Staff Cyber Security Awareness – Metacompliance

By taking the correct steps to improve employees’ Cyber Security awareness, organisations can help to educate, and empower employees to change their behaviours and protect the company from potential risk.

James MacKay May 12, 2020

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How to Deal with Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the biggest cyber threats affecting organisations around the world today. Hackers have changed their tactics and rather than target everyday consumers,

James MacKay March 10, 2020

Data Breaches

5 Damaging Consequences of a Data Breach

Data breaches continue to dominate headlines around the world. Despite a greater emphasis being placed on data security, hackers are continually finding new ways to circumvent

James MacKay February 25, 2020

Security Awareness Training

Top 5 Tips to Improve Password Security

Password security is a critical aspect of cyber security. A strong password can protect your personal and sensitive information from being accessed by unauthorised users and

James MacKay July 16, 2019

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

How to Build a Cyber Security Awareness Program

Cybercrime has become a big business and it seems like no area of the world has remained unscathed from this growing threat. You only have to

James MacKay July 8, 2019

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Why Cyber Security Is Everyone’s Responsibility

Human beings are a naturally cooperative species. We feel at home collaborating with others and working on successful projects together.

James MacKay January 6, 2022

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

The Cyber Security Risks of Online Streaming

It is important to know about the cyber security risks of online streaming to remediate the risk of cyberattacks, such as malware, phishing scams, and hacking

James MacKay December 21, 2021

Phishing and Ransomware

How to Run a Successful Phishing Simulation Campaign

Phishing simulation campaigns are an effective way to teach employees to spot deceptive messages and help combat phishing. Making these campaigns successful requires planning, communication, and

James MacKay December 3, 2021

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

The Importance of Security Incident Reporting

Reducing the harm caused by a cyber security attack starts by recognising an incident has happened. Being aware of imminent danger makes an organisation resilient to

James MacKay August 31, 2021

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog

Why is Cyber Security Awareness Training Important?

Despite the ongoing threat of cyber attacks, security awareness training remains a major challenge for management teams. But, why is security awareness training important?

James MacKay July 28, 2020

Cyber Security Awareness MetaBlog