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Christmas time brings joy, celebration, and an uptick in online shopping and digital activity. Unfortunately, it also marks a peak time for cyber criminals looking to exploit the festive rush as Marketing Co-ordinator Abbey Wright explains. Here’s a deep dive into common cyber threats during Christmas and practical ways to protect yourself. Phishing emails are …
Who gets insurance with Cyber Essentials? Organisations that get certified to Cyber Essentials will automatically be entitled to cyber insurance if they certify their entire organisation, are domiciled in the UK or Crown Dependencies, and their annual turnover is under £20m. How to obtain the insurance? As part of the certification process, the applicant is …
When undergoing a Cyber Essentials assessment, businesses may need to ensure that certain devices are restricted from the assessment’s scope writes Assessor James Galbraith. This is generally done when there is a business requirement to use an unsupported application, or an unsupported operating system. Within Cyber Essentials this is called a sub-set, and the most …
Street thefts of mobile phones rocketed by 150% in the past year compromising the corporate data of thousands of companies, writes marketing co-ordinator Abbey Wright. While access to company emails on the move is a requirement for most employees, many firms are not taking the right steps to safeguard their information. We highly recommend protecting …
Charities can buy Cyber Essentials at a £75 discount from Indelible Data during October. Charities month aims to educate the charities sector about the level of threat faced on a daily basis and is also supported by IASME, the Government’s Cyber Essentials partner. Around a third of charities suffered a cyber security breach or attack …
By James Galbraith, Cyber Essentials Assessor In April 2025 the Montpellier question set for Cyber Essentials was replaced by the Willow question set. If you’ve already purchased the Montpellier version, there’s no need to worry – you have until 28th October 2025 to complete your assessment. Both question sets can be downloaded . To help …
This guide will walk you through the steps to configure your Mac’s passwords to meet Cyber Essentials compliance standards. Utilising the pwpolicy Tool Apple provides a powerful command-line tool, “pwpolicy,” to manage password requirements on your Mac. This tool allows you to customise various aspects of password complexity, such as: Minimum Password Length: Setting a …
sensitive information you’d prefer not to share writes Cyber Security Technologist James Galbraith. CoPilot is an AI-powered tool that co-ordinates content between Microsoft applications. It includes a feature called Recall. What are the privacy concerns surrounding the ‘Recall’ feature? There are privacy concerns regarding the Recall feature since it was launched in May. One of …
Do you crave an ally in the boardroom when arguing the case for more spending on cyber security? Threatsure delivers effective, affordable results that will highlight your vulnerabilities including missing patches; open ports and weak passwords. “Companies are looking for a cost-effective solution they can trust and we have designed this service to provide that,” …
A recent supply chain attack crippled a significant portion of the internet, impacting an estimated 100,000 websites writes Cyber Security Technologist Chris McGee. It exploited the popular JavaScript library Polyfill.io, leaving thousands of unsuspecting websites vulnerable. Brief History Polyfill is a small piece of code that bridges the gap between modern web features and older …
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