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How E-learning Beats Classroom Training for Your Staff Cyber Security Awareness

Aidan Thornton 13th January 2023 Cyber security
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 …
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What is CEO Fraud? Definition, Prevention and Examples

Luke Irwin 23rd December 2022 Information Security
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 …
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Why are Bespoke E-learning Solutions More Engaging?

Aidan Thornton 14th December 2022
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 …
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What is Smishing? Definition, Prevention and Examples

Luke Irwin 5th December 2022
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 …
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5 Things to Consider when Looking for an E-learning Supplier

Aidan Thornton 28th November 2022
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 …
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What is Tailgating? Definition, Prevention and Examples

Luke Irwin 18th November 2022
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 …
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Creating Effective Personalised Compliance E-learning

Aidan Thornton 25th October 2022 Cyber security
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 …
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What is Pretexting? How It Works and How to Prevent It

Luke Irwin 6th October 2022 Cyber security, Phishing
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Pretexting is a type of social engineering attack in which the attacker gains a victim’s trust in order to obtain private information.
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Why You Should Use Scenario-based E-learning – and Tips for Doing So

Aidan Thornton 21st September 2022
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 …
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What is Email Security?

Luke Irwin 9th September 2022 Cyber security, Phishing, Ransomware
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, …
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