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Cyber Security Tips for Remote School Learning

The resumption of remote learning for most school pupils in the UK raises the threat levels to schools and colleges, by extending the schools network to home networks and devices that may not be built to a specific security standard. The academic community and parents need support to ensure their information is protected. C&P have brought together some of the ...
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Beware of Scareware

Scareware is a form of Malware, or Malicious Software and is meant to frighten the recipient into doing something such as installing software or clicking a phishing link. Scareware is a malware tactic that manipulates users into believing they need to download or buy malicious, sometimes useless, software. Most often initiated using a pop-up ad, scareware uses social engineering to ...
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National Computer Security Day

C&P celebrate ‘National Computer Security Day’ through top tips and the importance of Cyber Security. It is almost impossible to go through a day without having to access the internet for work or in your personal life, using a device such as; a mobile, tablet or PC, devices like these and the internet is what keeps most people connected and ...
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Suspicious Email Reporting Service

Cyber criminals love phishing. Unfortunately, this is not a harmless riverbank pursuit. When criminals go phishing, you are the fish and the bait is usually contained in a scam email or text message. The goal of phishing is to trick victims into clicking on links within a scam email or text message to install malware, or into divulging sensitive personal ...
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Security Awareness Training

The world of IT is a fast-paced environment with continually emerging and more developed technologies arriving in the workplace and at home. It is difficult at the best of times for businesses, to keep on top of this forever changing landscape. With these pressures, it is understandable that things get overlooked or put on hold, and quite often staff training ...
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Introducing Cyber Essentials – Cyber Security Guidance for Business

Cyber Essentials encourages all organisations to take basic steps to protect themselves online. But what is it?In this blog we will be looking at one of the key aspects called ‘Cyber Essentials’ certification, that not only helps businesses to identify security risks and implement steps to resolve those, but also shows potential and current customers that you care about their ...