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Explore Our Customised Security Awareness Training and Human Risk Management Solutions - Equip your team with the essential skills to defend against modern cyber threats. Our platform offers everything from phishing simulations to comprehensive policy management, empowering your workforce to enhance security and ensure compliance effectively.

Security Awareness Automation

Schedule Your Annual Awareness Campaign In A Few Clicks

Phishing Simulation

Stop Phishing Attacks In Their Tracks With Award-Winning Phishing Software

eLearning Content

Cyber Security eLearning to Explore our Award-Winning eLearning Library, Tailored for Every Department

Compliance Management

Simplify Policy, Privacy, and Incident Management for Total Compliance

Industries

Explore the versatility of our solutions across diverse industries. From the dynamic tech sector to healthcare, delve into how our solutions are making waves across multiple sectors. 


Financial Services

Creating A First Line Of Defence For Financial Service Organisations

Enterprises

A Security Awareness Training Solution For Large Enterprises

Education Sector

Engaging Security Awareness Training For The Education Sector

Tech Industry

Transforming Security Awareness Training In The Tech Industry

Governments

A Go-To Security Awareness Solution For Governments

Remote Workers

Embed A Culture Of Security Awareness - Even At Home

Healthcare Workers

See Our Tailored Security Awareness For Healthcare Workers

NIS2 Compliance

Support Your Nis2 Compliance Requirements With Cyber Security Awareness Initiatives

Resources

From posters and policies to ultimate guides and case studies, our free awareness assets can be used to help improve cyber security awareness within your organisation.

Resources Overview
Cyber Security Awareness For Dummies

An Indispensable Resource For Creating A Culture Of Cyber Awareness

Ultimate Guide To Phishing

Educate Employees About How To Detect And Prevent Phishing Attacks

Anti Phishing Policy

Create A Security-Conscious Culture And Promote Awareness Of Cyber Security Threats

A-Z Cyber Security Terminology

A Glossary Of Must-Know Cyber Security Terms

Free Stuff

Download Our Free Awareness Assets To Improve Cyber Security Awareness In Your Organisation

Dummies Guide To Cyber Security Elearning

The Ultimate Guide To Implementing Effective Cyber Security Elearning

Free Awareness Posters

Download These Complimentary Posters To Enhance Employee Vigilance

Case Studies

Hear How We’re Helping Our Customers Drive Positive Behaviour In Their Organisations

Cyber Security Behavioural Maturity Model

Audit Your Awareness Training And Benchmark Your Organisation Against Best Practice

About

With 18+ years of experience in the Cyber Security and Compliance market, MetaCompliance provides an innovative solution for staff information security awareness and incident management automation. The MetaCompliance platform was created to meet customer needs for a single, comprehensive solution to manage the people risks surrounding Cyber Security, Data Protection and Compliance.

Why Choose Us

Learn Why Metacompliance Is The Trusted Partner For Security Awareness Training

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Leadership Team

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Employee Engagement Specialists

We Make It Easier To Engage Employees And Create a Culture of Cyber Awareness

What Is Ransomware and How to Prevent It?

Ransomware is one of the greatest cyber security threats that organisations currently face. In recent years, it has been growing in size, scale and sophistication.

Last year alone, 73% of companies were hit with a ransomware attack, and by the end of the year, it is expected to cost the world more than £8 billion in damages.

Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents users from accessing their system by encrypting files and demanding a ransom payment for the system to be unlocked. The ransom payment is usually requested in Bitcoin or in other cryptocurrencies that are difficult to trace. Cybercriminals will typically assign a deadline for the ransom to be paid, and if the deadline passes, the ransom payment will be doubled or the files permanently locked.

Certain variants of ransomware are designed to spread rapidly to other machines on a network. This is exactly what happened in the 2017 WannaCry attack when the ransomware encrypted hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries. Within a matter of hours, the ransomware wreaked havoc across the world, bringing a third of the UK’s NHS trusts to a virtual standstill.

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How to Prevent Ransomware

There are several different ways that ransomware can infect a device. One of the most popular ways to attack organisations is through the use of malicious emails. The email will appear entirely legitimate and contain a link or attachment that once opened will deliver ransomware on to the system. 

MetaPhish, our phishing simultation software, provides customers with a powerful defence against ransomware attacks attacks by training employees how to identify and respond appropriately to these threats. The software contains a library of smart learning experiences such as infographics, notices, and training videos and unlike other phishing solutions, the software allows the user to communicate back to the administrator.

MetaPhish enables organisations to find out just how susceptible their company is to fraudulent phishing emails and helps identify those users that require additional training.