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Tag: cyber attack

September 21, 2021

By: Michelle Du-feu

What is Smishing?

How does smishing work? Like email phishing, the smisher (attacker) or smisherman (who comes up with these names?!) uses various tactics to trick the user into sending personal information. They may entice the user to click a link, make a call or even ask for a reply containing private credentials. To make the message appear […]

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August 18, 2020

By: Michelle Du-feu

Cyber Attack + COVID-19 spells disaster for Travelex :(

Currency exchange firm, Travelex has been forced into administration following a ransomware attack in December 2019. The footprint from the cyber-attack combined with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year has driven the company into bankruptcy, with over 1000 jobs set to go. On New Year’s Eve, Travelex was hit by a Sodinokibi (REvil) […]

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August 22, 2017

By: Greg Dufeu

Have you ever worked out what your true cost of down-time is?

This is a question you should pay close attention to, because if you have a server hardware failure, or if Ransomware finds you, the time will be ticking faster than you can imagine and with every second your systems are down, money is pouring out the front door of your business. More than 50% of […]

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June 21, 2017

By: Greg Dufeu

NHS cyber attack: The real truth behind the Ransomware attack

NHS hit by state of the art cyber attack This headline sounds dramatic, doesn’t it? How about if it read “ NHS cyber attack: criminals successfully hack out of date hardware and unpatched software”. Would that have had the same impact? Probably not. However, that is exactly what has happened. Ransomware is not new, nor […]

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May 2, 2017

By: Greg Dufeu

Don’t become a Cyber Crime Statistic

54% of UK companies reported a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months, causing thousands of pounds’ worth of costs and disruption to their daily operations. Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, Whaling, Cyber Fraud…all of these terms are becoming the norm in day to day business operations.  Cyber crime has been growing year on year […]

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March 13, 2017

By: Greg Dufeu

Why email can be your worst nightmare.

Email can be our best friend at times, helping to generate business and keep in touch with our customers and colleagues, most of us rely on email to run our businesses on pretty much every device. But what do you do if you receive an email that looks genuine but it’s not from someone you […]

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