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BLOCKPHISH Appointed on the UK Government Cyber Security Services 3 Framework
BLOCKPHISH are delighted to announce that we have been appointed as a UK Government Crown Commercial Supplier (CCS) to the Cyber Security Services 3 DPS. The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) allows public sector organisations to source a wide range of cyber security...
Hackers?…Stopped! Understanding the Criminal’s Secrets…
Your cyber security is only as strong as the weakest link in your defence. Unfortunately for organisations such as EasyJet, Facebook and Marriott Hotels, gaps in their security have resulted in major cyber breaches, leading to the theft of millions of dollars,...
Training staff to spot the signs of phishing attacks
Creating awareness among employees about the damage a successful phishing attack can cause is the key to an organization’s cyber resilience. Phishing emails remain a primary weapon of the cyber-attacker, whose techniques are constantly evolving to prey on human...
You can’t trust fake presidents
During the run-up to the US election there’s been a lot of talk about who’s for real and who’s faking it. Who you would like to have a beer with, and who you’d trust with the economy. When I saw a headline about a ‘Fake President...
Reputation, reputation, reputation: what matters most to us all
Okay, I don’t usually quote Shakespeare, but there’s one line that I’ve remembered since I was at school in England. It comes from Othello: “Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself.” All the...
Board meeting from hell
My good friend, Hannah Simmons, used to be CFO at a large multinational food company. If you’ve read Whaling for Beginners, you’ll know how my simple (careless) mistake sparked a chain of events that led to her getting pushed out of the company. I...
The perils of personal passwords for LinkedIn accounts
Jim Baines, CEO of a major US packaging company, recently made a simple mistake which lead to a cyber-attack on his company and left his clients vulnerable to hackers. Jim’s story is the subject of AXELOS' Whaling for Beginners cyber novellas and, in a new series of...
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