Cyber Criminals use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to scam company

Cyber Criminals use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to scam company A CEO of a UK based energy firm has been duped into transferring £201,000 to cyber criminals. The CEO believed that he was speaking with his German boss on the phone. The impersonator requested a bank transfer to one of their Hungarian suppliers. The payment was […]

Beware Locky is back with new variants

Locky, thought to be dead, was one of the first major forms of ransomware to achieve global notoriety.  However, it appears to have risen from the crypt with new variants, Lukitus and Diablo. Notorious attacks have returned with distribution through the Necurs botnet, one of the largest botnets in use today! Recent activity shows that it […]

10 Cyber Security Tips for you and your Business

10 Cyber Security Tips for you It only takes one significant cyber-attack to potentially cripple a business or at least wipe a large proportion of their profit away.   Below are 10 Cyber Security tips for you and your business to help you remain #cyberaware.   1.    Train your employees Establish up to date security […]

Watch out for email payment requests

This afternoon we’ve just had a Customer that has been targeted using the “CEO Fraud” technique.  Luckily for them they didn’t make the payment but they could have lost £9,400 today! What is the “CEO fraud”? An email claiming to be from the “CEO” / Owner of the business is sent to a member of […]

The Reality of Cyber Attacks

The Reality of Cyber Attacks Company information held on computer systems can easily be compromised in many ways. This could be through malicious attacks or accidental actions.  Invariably made possible due to a failure of having the right safeguards in place.  Whilst considering all potential risks, it is malicious attacks from the Internet that are […]