In today’s threat landscape, staff cyber security awareness is more relevant than ever. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 82% of data breaches involved a human element. When it comes to training your staff on cyber security, there …
CEO fraud, also known as whaling, is an advanced form of phishing that targets an organisation’s senior employees. According to one report, more than 400 organisations are targeted by CEO fraud each day, with losses totalling almost £3.5 billion in …
Organisation-wide staff awareness training is an excellent way to ensure consistent learning on a topic, but how do you choose between bespoke and off-the-shelf solutions? While off-the-shelf solutions may seem like the clear choice for most organisations, with cheaper costs …
Smishing is a relatively new form of cyber attack that uses the same techniques that have made phishing such a potent security threat. The main difference between the two is that, whereas phishing occurs via email, smishing campaigns are conducted …
There is a seemingly endless selection of e-learning suppliers on the market, especially those offering staff awareness and compliance training. Where do you begin in picking the most suitable provider? You should assess what exactly it is you need, and …
Fraudsters have countless tricks up their sleeves to bypass security measures and access sensitive information. In most cases, this refers to cyber crime, but organisations cannot overlook the threat of scammers gaining physical access to their premises. Although it’s a …
Personalised learning is where the learner controls the how, what and when of the learning experience. This can be anything from choosing when they take a module to what format they engage with content. Compliance e-learning differs from other e-learning …
Pretexting is a type of social engineering attack in which the attacker gains a victim’s trust in order to obtain private information.
Scenario-based e-learning is an instructional design method that uses the ‘active learning’ approach. It builds on real-life situations to help learners relate to the content. This usually takes the form of a learning experience built around a story, often with …
Email is at the heart of modern business. It’s how we communicate with colleagues and stakeholders, and it’s therefore essential that lines of communication are secure. A vulnerability in your email systems could lead to cyber criminals compromising sensitive information, …
