Psybersafe Blog

Behaviour-led cyber security: practical, human, and grounded in how people actually work.

What’s the secret to having a better holiday?

April 2024

It is not spending more. Memory is shaped by perception and imagination, not snapshots. What that means for holidays, and for the habits you keep.

You’ve heard of NIS2, but…

April 2024

NIS2 came into force on 17 October 2024 and the obligations are wider than most expect. What changed, who it catches, and what is required of you.

Chocolate ups and cybersecurity downs

March 2024

What Easter chocolate teaches us about cyber security: how temptation, habit and a well-timed offer get past our better judgement.

Are Cyber Attacks at Risk of Becoming 'Uninsurable'?

February 2024

A headline quoting Zurich's chief executive said cyber risk may become uninsurable. The short answer is no. What is actually changing in cyber insurance.

Our top ‘habits’ reads for 2024

January 2024

Everything we do rests on behavioural science. Our pick of the year's best reading on how habits form, and why they can leave us open to attack.

Getting into the habit – of better cyber security

December 2023

Habits are the brain automating what we repeat. How the cue, behaviour and reward loop forms, and why it decides whether security advice ever sticks.

My daughter got scammed out of £8,200

November 2023

A careful university student with two jobs lost her savings in a single click. Joanna's story, and what it shows about how convincing scams now are.

Are you smarter than a hacker?

September 2023

Cyber Security Month puts social engineering in the spotlight. How criminals use influence rather than code, and why that makes almost anyone a target.

Why does Psybersafe work?

September 2023

Effective training has to understand how people learn and why they act as they do. The behavioural science Psybersafe applies, and how it changes behaviour.

How to have cyber-safe travels this summer

July 2023

Passports sorted, flip-flops packed, guard down. Summer is peak season for travel scams. Practical habits that keep your holiday your own.

Do ‘fake’ phishing campaigns work?

June 2023

Simulated phishing tests are everywhere. Do they change behaviour, or just catch people out and cost you trust? A behavioural look at what they achieve.

Protecting your property agency against cyber crime

June 2023

Estate agents hold bank details, passport copies and sensitive personal data, which makes them a target. Where property agencies are exposed, and what to fix.

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