Luke Irwin Archive
Have you noticed that certain people in your workplace are treated differently? It could a result of unconscious bias. Unconscious bias refers to assumptions and beliefs that people develop over time due to their personal preferences and past experiences. It’s …
Bribery is a huge problem in the workplace. According to the World Bank, £800 billion is paid each year in bribes, with this activity resulting in considerable corruption and enforcement activity. The UK Bribery Act 2010 was introduced to clamp …
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 …
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 …
Pretexting is a type of social engineering attack in which the attacker gains a victim’s trust in order to obtain private information.
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, …
When discussing the benefits of e-learning, the focus is often on employees’ learning experience. Remote learning is more convenient, it’s cost-effective and it caters to different learning styles. But there are also many benefits of e-learning for organisations. You shouldn’t …
Gamification is a phrase that’s been popping up a lot in the past few years. Essentially, it refers to the way learning materials incorporate game mechanics. By doing this, learners are no longer simply sitting and reading or listening to …
Human error is one of the biggest security threats that organisations face, but you wouldn’t know that based on the lack of resources dedicated to preventing it. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breaches Investigations Report, 82% of data breaches involved …
In the past few years, ransomware has become one of the biggest cyber security threats that organisations face. It was the second-leading cause of cyber attacks in 2021, according to research by IT Governance, with more than 400 publicly disclosed …
