Psybersafe Blog

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

Can the travel industry send cyber criminals packing?

May 2023

Travel companies hold passports, payment details and itineraries, which makes them a high-value target. Why the industry attracts criminals, and what helps.

What is curiosity, and how can you be ‘safely curious’?

April 2023

Curiosity drives learning, and it is also what makes us click. How to stay curious without handing criminals the opening they are counting on.

Is 2023 the year of deepfake cyber crime?

March 2023

AI and deepfake tools handed criminals a new set of options. How they are being used, and what that means for anyone who trusts a familiar face.

A ‘fresh start’ for cyber criminals?

January 2023

Businesses set goals every January. One cyber attack can undo all of them. Why the new year is a busy season for criminals, and what to change first.

Could you be spear phished?

January 2023

Spear phishing targets you personally, using details a criminal gathered first. How it differs from blanket phishing, and the signs worth knowing.

Curiosity killed the caution – why phishing emails work

December 2022

World Cup lottery scams worked because curiosity beats caution. The behavioural reason phishing emails still land, and how to interrupt the reflex.

The real problem is behaviour

November 2022

Hacked ministerial phones made the headlines, and The Economist framed it as a technology story. It is not. The real problem is behaviour, and it is fixable.

Can your law firm survive a cyber attack?

October 2022

Tuckers Solicitors lost archived client data to attackers and paid for it twice over. What law firms hold, why they are targeted, and where to start.

7 reasons to use a password manager

September 2022

Reusing one password everywhere is the easiest way in for a criminal. Seven practical reasons a password manager fixes that, without more effort from you.

Proof of positive password behaviours with Psybersafe

August 2022

Passwords are one of the most frequent attack targets, so we start there. The measured change in password behaviour among people using Psybersafe.

'Businesses only care after they are attacked’ says ex-hacker

July 2022

Daniel Kelley, the TalkTalk hacker, served four years in prison. We asked him what businesses get wrong about security, and when they start to care.

How do time-poor, cash-poor SMEs manage cyber security?

June 2022

Small businesses have neither spare cash nor spare hours for cyber security. The most affordable, effective places to put the little of both you have.

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