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- Privacy Awareness Week 2026: Privacy Is a Skill, Not a Setting
Most people still treat privacy like a checkbox. A toggle. A once‑off task you do when you set up a new phone or download a new app. But in 2026, in a world where AI is woven into every tap, swipe, scroll, and “Allow access” privacy has evolved into something else entirely. It’s no longer… Read more: Privacy Awareness Week 2026: Privacy Is a Skill, Not a Setting - “Hi Dad, I Dropped My Phone”: How a Simple Text Stole $3600 And Why This Scam Is Exploding
A Real Incident Response Case This wasn’t a hypothetical scenario or a second‑hand story, it was a real incident I handled during an incident response call. These impersonation scams are not targeted attacks; they’re mass‑sent messages blasted out to thousands of numbers at once, hoping that one or two people respond at the wrong moment.… Read more: “Hi Dad, I Dropped My Phone”: How a Simple Text Stole $3600 And Why This Scam Is Exploding - The Toll Scam Text Message That Hit Me Inside the Tunnel
The Everyday Cyber Security series is a practical, jargon‑free guide to staying safe online with small, easy habits. There’s a moment in every horror movie where the character realises the threat isn’t outside, it’s already inside the house! My version of that happened in the NorthConnex tunnel. I’m sitting in the passenger seat, enjoying the… Read more: The Toll Scam Text Message That Hit Me Inside the Tunnel - How to Build a Cyber Aware Workplace Culture
How to Build a Cyber Aware Workplace Culture (With Real Examples That Actually Work) Creating a cyber‑aware workplace isn’t about fear, compliance, or forcing everyone through another annual training video. It’s built through people, their habits, their values, and the everyday choices they make without thinking. Real security culture is when people don’t just know… Read more: How to Build a Cyber Aware Workplace Culture - Everyday Cyber Security: Your Social Media Privacy Reset
Social media is part of everyday life, but it also exposes more personal information than most people realise. Scammers, data harvesters, and identity thieves rely on the small details people casually share. A social media privacy reset is a simple way to take back control of your accounts and reduce your risk. It only takes… Read more: Everyday Cyber Security: Your Social Media Privacy Reset - Everyday Cyber Security: Think Before You Click
Scams aren’t the clumsy, typo-filled emails they used to be, they now look exactly like the messages you trust every day. Today’s cybercriminals use AI-powered tools to create emails, texts, calls, and even fake videos or voice recordings that look and sound real. These scams are polished, personalised, and designed to catch you off guard.… Read more: Everyday Cyber Security: Think Before You Click - Everyday Cyber Security: Strong Authentication Made Simple
Why Strong Authentication Matters Most cyber incidents still begin the same way: someone gets into an account they shouldn’t. Weak passwords, reused credentials, and unsecured devices make it easy for attackers to impersonate you, steal data, or access your workplace systems. Strong authentication isn’t complicated, it’s a set of small, everyday habits that make your… Read more: Everyday Cyber Security: Strong Authentication Made Simple - Everyday Cyber Security: Protect Your Devices
Cyber criminals are always looking for weaknesses in our devices. Software developers and phone manufacturers regularly release free security updates to fix these vulnerabilities. By installing these updates, you close off an easy entry point attackers could use. Updating your devices is one of the quickest and easiest ways to protect yourself online. Why It… Read more: Everyday Cyber Security: Protect Your Devices - Everyday Cyber Security: Travel Safety Tips
Travel is one of the best ways to reset your mind, but it’s also one of the easiest times to slip up with your digital security. New countries, new networks, new risks. On my recent overseas trip, I treated cybersecurity the same way I treat my passport: non‑negotiable. These are practical, field‑tested steps I used… Read more: Everyday Cyber Security: Travel Safety Tips - Introducing: Everyday Cyber Security
Simple habits. Strong protection. No jargon. Welcome to Everyday Cyber Security, a new series designed to make online safety feel human, practical, and genuinely doable. Cyber security shouldn’t feel like a specialist sport reserved for experts. It’s part of everyday life now, woven into the way we work, travel, shop, bank, and stay connected. But most… Read more: Introducing: Everyday Cyber Security