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    2021-08-19 23:30:00

    How Phishing Got Social

    There’s a new attack vector in town: social media. Social is currently the fastest-growing type of phishing attack. Here’s what you need to know. We’ve covered phishing many times here on the Grant McGregor blog. We think it’s important to do so, because we all need to stay vigilant against the...

    2020-08-03 15:23:57

    What you need to know about the fastest-growing type of phishing attack today...

    There’s a new attack vector in town: social media. Social is currently the fastest-growing type of phishing attack. Here’s what you need to know. We’ve covered phishing many times here on the Grant McGregor blog. We think it’s important to do so, because we all need to stay vigilant against the...

    2020-02-12 16:17:25

    The new security threats faced by every UK business

    As 2020 gets well underway, the Grant McGregor team is taking the opportunity to ask: what are the security threats we need to be aware of now? Here’s our take on the security issues you should be thinking about in 2020. Facing off against the ever-changing IT security threat resembles a game of...

    2020-01-20 07:30:00

    Unhappy new data breach!

    The new year was barely hours old, when news started leaking about a troubling new data breach – the result of a ransomware attack on a major currency exchange business. Holiday makers, foreign exchange offices and airport currency services were all thrown into disarray in the first few days of the...

    2019-12-30 07:30:42

    Predictions 2020

    At this time of year, it's traditional to reflect on the year that’s been and think about the year ahead. What can we do better in 2020? And what does the year have in store for us?

    2019-10-29 16:52:27

    Why SMEs Should Get Expert Help with Cyber Security

    Cyber security is a complex topic, so it is essential to get expert help. As a result, and particularly for SMEs, it is better to find an experienced IT partner than to try to do it all in house.

    2019-10-16 15:44:40

    Why Are Software Updates (or Patches) So Important?

    Software updates (or patching) is familiar to us all. We’ll update the apps on our mobile phones with some regularity and the same should apply to all the software applications we use on all devices we use. Unfortunately, we find that many businesses are still using out of date or older versions of...

    2019-10-07 08:59:58

    Want to Get Back to Doing Your Day-Job?

    “IT Support is not in my job description”

    2019-09-30 08:30:50

    Why Email Filtering is More Important than Ever

    Email poses perhaps the greatest risk for organisations in terms of cyber security.

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