Category: blog
What is a ‘catfish’?
By Anna Rowe Urbandictionary.com defines a ‘catfish’ as: ‘Someone who pretends to be someone they’re not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances.’ The term was created by Nev Shulman’s experience of having a long term online relationship with a woman he thought to be young […]
Digital safety and safeguarding children and young people from harmful influences online
The impact of COVID-19 means that most of us will be at home for an extended period and are likely to be spending increasing amounts of time online. The online world is also a necessity for many children in accessing schoolwork and it delivers huge benefits, not least in enabling us to stay connected to […]
Lock down on burglaries this summer
As lockdown eases in the UK, a rise in burglaries is expected. Neighbourhood Watch has partnered with the Home Office to create a new social media campaign that alerts those most at risk, with practical tools that are proven to prevent burglary by nearly 50 times. Life’s safer when you know your neighbours. With more […]
Security-by-design: the inside-out approach to combat IoT security breaches
The world is fast moving towards an era of constant and seamless connectivity led by technologies like 5G and IoT networks. There are already billions of IoT devices that are online around the world, while new devices are being connected every single day. This is a network that’s growing fast and rather furiously. A study […]
Online safety advice for parents during lockdown
As the country (and, indeed most of the world) continues to endure, weeks of lockdown, digital living has become the norm. With the vast majority still children off school and spending more time on screens than ever, what concerns do parents have with this new way of life on the internet? Here, our CEO Tony […]
Three things popular culture can teach us about cybersecurity
Maybe someday, Hollywood will understand cybersecurity. I’m not holding my breath, though. Outside of a few rare properties and occasions, the majority of popular culture inevitably resorts to a set of sensationalized, borderline absurd ideas about information technology. Flashy hackers in dimly-lit rooms, desperate, real-time attempts to prevent intrusion, cataclysmically-sophisticated malware…the list goes on and […]