Protecting Yourself from Online Risks

07 April 2020

Our lives are increasingly connected - we're here to help protect what's important to you, whether its on or offline

Cyber safety

Cyber safety has become one of the fastest growing security issues we face in the modern world. Where we were once ‘simply’ concerned with physical threats (burglary, flooding, storm damage etc.) now we have to consider how the technology we use every day can be used against us.

A few common cyber security issues

Cyber safety is far from just the concern of big business; we are all targets. With that in mind, there are things we can all do to keep ourselves a lot safer online – ensuring the convenience of having connected devices isn’t overshadowed by cyber threats. 
 
To make your online safety as simple as possible, we’ve collaborated with security experts Blackstone Consultancy and created a suite of guides based on the most common threats you may encounter online, ready for you to download.

Things to look out for;

  • Phishing Emails
  • Spearphishing Attacks
  • Online Data Sharing
  • Home Network Attacks
  • Dissatisfied Staff
  • Man-in-the-Middle Attacks.
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