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Making sense of Cyber Security for business owners

Avoid death by PowerPoint! Try Cyber Coach instead
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

Avoid death by PowerPoint! Try Cyber Coach instead

The Cyber Coach recording studio is up and running again this week to record new security awareness training videos for 2024. These videos are available to our clients on our bespoke Cyber Coach training platform

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ISO 27001 – Why should you want it? 
Jake Faithfull Jake Faithfull

ISO 27001 – Why should you want it? 

ISO 27001 is the gold standard for information security frameworks and is increasingly becoming required as a part of contracts with large businesses. That being said, what exactly is it? And why would you want it? I’m here to tell you exactly that!

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Responding to a Cyber Incident
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

Responding to a Cyber Incident

Only 21% of businesses have a formal incident response plan for how to act when a cyber incident does occur. It’s all well and good to say you will take action following a cyber incident, but what actions will you take?

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What is Endpoint Protection?
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

What is Endpoint Protection?

An Endpoint is any device that is connected to a network. This can include desktop computer, laptops, and mobile devices like phones and tablets. Endpoint Protection systems, also called Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, take a holistic approach to your cyber security, offering security to the whole network and all connected endpoints.

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How To Protect Your Business from Holiday Cyber Attacks 
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

How To Protect Your Business from Holiday Cyber Attacks 

The holiday season brings more users to many websites, for shopping, media streaming, and online gaming. Cyber criminals can use this increase in website traffic to carry out targeted attacks on these websites, causing the site to run slowly, or crash completely. This sort of attack is called a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

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What is Risk Management in Cyber Security?
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

What is Risk Management in Cyber Security?

In cyber security, we discuss risk and risk management on a frequent basis. Read on to understand what risk is, and the simple things you can do to manage risk within your business.

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What is Ransomware? And How to Protect Your Data
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

What is Ransomware? And How to Protect Your Data

Ransomware is the biggest cyber threat facing most business owners in the UK today. A 2022 report states that 40% of cyber-attacks experienced by companies were ransomware attacks. Read on to understand what it is, and the surprisingly simple things you can do to protect your business from the risks of ransomware.

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10 Ways to Improve Your Cyber Security
Bethany Faithfull Bethany Faithfull

10 Ways to Improve Your Cyber Security

When it comes to cybersecurity, there are lots of ways to get it wrong, and far fewer ways to do it right. To keep your company safe from falling victim to the most frequently seen forms of cyber-attack, ask your IT team these 10 questions.

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