These practical sessions will take you through the most common and most serious cyber threats. Your personal data, financial information and login credentials are constantly under attack, and so is the University. Awareness and knowledge are powerful tools to help us protect valuable information and the security of our network. Our upcoming series of information […]
Welcome to the next installment of our 12-month Cyber Security Awareness campaign. In previous months we’ve covered social engineering, phishing and password guidance, and this month we’re focusing on mobile devices. Mobile devices contain a wealth of personal and sensitive information, including emails, contacts, financial details, and login credentials. They also often have access to […]
Welcome to the fourth installment of our 12-month Cyber Security Awareness campaign! This month, we focus on the foundation of our cyber security strategy – strong unique passwords. Your passwords are your first line of defense against unauthorised access to your digital accounts and sensitive data. Weak, easily guessed or repeated passwords compromise your personal […]
Welcome to the newest installment of our ongoing cyber security campaign. View the previous posts in the series: October 2023 – Introduction to Cyber Security November 2023 – Types of Cyber Security Threats This month we’re focusing on social engineering: what it is, why it’s a cyber security problem, and how you can protect yourself […]
Understanding and defending against cyber security threats Introduction In today’s digital age, the internet has become an integral part of our lives which exposes us to various cyber security threats. In this blog post, I will provide a high-level overview of common cyber security threats, how to recognise them, how to report incidents, and discuss […]
Cyber Security Month – October 2023 To kick off Cyber Security Awareness Month, we are excited to launch a year long Cyber Security campaign. The campaign’s mission is crystal clear: to shed light on crucial aspects of cyber security and help everyone, from individuals to the entire University community, stay safe and secure online. Each […]
Recent attacks in the sector, Common Cyber Security Myths, and the Importance of Awareness Training How is it April 2022 already?! At least Spring is on the way, and we can look forward to longer and sunnier days (wishful thinking?). Whilst the weather may be changing, the pandemic continues to affect how we live our […]
Like most of us, during a crisis, we will want to show our support and donating to the cause, is often the most common method to allow people to show their support. Unfortunately for us, it appears that, unfortunately, we live in a time where there are several people and groups who like to take […]
Sextortion emails Sextortion refers to the broad category of sexual exploitation in which abuse of power is the means of coercion, as well as to the category of sexual exploitation in which threatened release of sexual images or information is the means of coercion. These are just a different form of Phishing email. They contain […]
Over the last few months, we have seen a substantial rise in the volume of phishing emails being sent to university staff apparently from a colleague. These emails are sent from a fake external email address e.g. colleagues.name@gmail.com or something similar. Often the emails are made to look as if they’ve come from senior colleagues or colleagues […]