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UK mobile industry cracks down on scams texts
Since signing the Telecommunications Fraud Sector Charter, the major UK mobile providers have taken a number of steps to combat telecommunications scams including those involved in smishing (SMS phishing) which is a prolific method scammers use to steal passwords and...
Schehrezade Davidson has been named one of London’s 20 Most Impressive & Successful CEO’s in the Identity Management Space
Congratulations to Tricerion's CEO Schehrezade Davidson who has been named one of London’s 20 Most Impressive & Successful CEO’s in the Identity Management Space! Along with 19 other CEOs on the list, Schehrezade has been recognised for her performance in:...
Scams are getting personal
Scammers are getting so good that even cybersecurity experts are being taken in. The infamous “prince of Nigeria” emails are falling out of fashion and instead, scammers are scouring social media to target people with tailored messages. Scammers don’t need to spend...
There is “an epidemic of fraud” in the UK
New data from UK Finance found there is “an epidemic of fraud” in the UK and unauthorised fraud losses across payments, remote banking and cheques totalled more than £730m in 2021. 1. Card-not-present fraud is the most common type of card fraud Some payment...
The rise of phishing as a service
Phishing as a service (PhaaS) is becoming a key cog in the cyber crime landscape, meaning businesses need to know how it manifests, and how to avoid falling victim. PhaaS puts pre-built attack tools up for sale in underground online marketplaces, making it easier for...
Password reuse is rampant among Fortune 1000 employees
According to an analysis of identity exposure among employees of Fortune 1000 companies, data showed a 64% password reuse rate and widespread use of easy-to-guess passwords. Organisations need to put in place universal and user-friendly authentication solutions to...
Employers need to step up their tech
In recent years, companies have increasingly put pressure on their employees to maintain password hygiene, using strong, unique passwords for every account and not falling victim to phishing attacks. Proofpoint’s 2022 ‘State of the Phish’ report revealed that 42% of...
Cyber for the vulnerable: are we doing enough?
Did you catch our panel discussion at the Cyber Fringe Festival? Our CEO Schehrezade Davidson took part in a session on the topic of ‘Cyber for the Vulnerable: Are we doing enough?’ Watch or re-watch the session here. Thank you to Cyber Quarter – Midlands Centre for...
Inclusive Identity with Schehrezade Davidson – Ubisecure Podcast Episode 67
This week, our CEO Schehrezade Davidson returned to join Ubisecure as a guest on their podcast, 'Let's Talk About Digital Identity'. This episode explored Inclusive Identity. Making identity solutions inclusive for everyone wanting (or needing) to use them is a topic...
More businesses are facing password security breaches
A new survey claims 83% of organisations who suffered a data breach in the last 12 months believe the incident came from a compromised password or a stolen identity. With more people working remotely, businesses can no longer rely on pre-pandemic protocols, policies,...
Are you prepared for PSD2? 1 in 4 businesses are not.
PSD2 is a European regulation for electronic payment services that came in to force on 14th March. It seeks to make payments more secure in Europe, boost innovation and help banking services adapt to new technologies. PSD2 follows on from the original Payment...
Will we EVER learn?
An analysis of NCSC data on over 100,000 breached passwords has found that people continue to use easy to guess passwords such as QWERTY, password and 123456. People tend to do this to cope with password fatigue, reusing the same simple and predictable password across...
Government Cyber Security Strategy: 2022 to 2030
This week, the Government released its Cyber Security Strategy: 2022 to 2030. The strategy sets out the government’s approach to building a cyber resilient public sector with five key objectives: Manage cyber security risk Protect against cyber attack Detect cyber...
Stop blaming people for choosing bad passwords
“Stop blaming people for choosing bad passwords and instead put the onus on websites and services to encourage and enforce better cyber hygiene” This is a good article highlighting the fact that year on year passwords like “123456”, “qwerty” and “password” continue to...
Cyber for the vulnerable: Are we doing enough?
Last week our CEO Schehrezade Davidson moderated a webinar 'Cyber for the vulnerable: Are we doing enough?' with a superb panel including Sally Eaves, John Jellema, Gavin Neate and Zoe West to delve into how the cyber security industry can make a difference for those...
Compromised password leads to GoDaddy hack
Administrators of WordPress sites using GoDaddy’s WordPress managed hosted service are being warned to change their passwords and watch for phishing attacks after the provider admitted it was hacked last week. The way the attacker got in: A compromised password. It...
Another stock trading platform has fallen victim to cybercriminals
Robinhood is the latest stock trading platform to fall victim to cybercriminals. Hackers stole 5 million people's email addresses and 2 million people's full names. For around 310 people, the hack may have been more serious -- the attacker accessed their name, date of...
Hiscox has launched a card game to help businesses learn about cyber readiness
An innovative idea to educate businesses and employees about cybersecurity! Hiscox has launched a card game to help businesses learn about cyber readiness. No Phish is a deck of 36 cards available for download and print from the Hiscox website. It contains card types...
Do you use the same password for more than one site?
According to a recent PC Mag survey of 1,041 adults age 18 or older in the US, 70% of the respondents admitted they use the same password for more than one thing—sometimes (25%), most of the time (24%), or all of the time (21%). That means that when someone gets your...
Fraudsters have unlocked a new way to steal from your bank account
Excerpt from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/fraudsters-have-unlocked-new-way-steal-bank-account/ ‘One of Britain's biggest banks has issued a warning to consumers after a large rise in the number of scams involving bank passcodes. HSBC said fraud...
97% of employees know what constitutes a strong password, yet 53% admit to not always using one
97% of employees know what constitutes a strong password, yet 53% admit to not always using one. “Instead of relying on training to change employees’ behaviour around the protection of corporate data, business leaders need to take the responsibility out of the hands...