Heard of smishing?
Have you heard of ‘smishing’? No? It’s a type of Phishing attack which uses SMS to target and send phishing links to victims. Rather than emailing dangerous links which [...]
New year, new website
We are extremely happy to announce that we have launched our new website. The new TecSec website showcases the broad range of IT support and comprehensive risk management services [...]
New ‘sextortion’ scam preying on emotional fears
We’ve seen lots of examples recently of people falling for a new scam where they end up paying thousands of pounds in Bitcoin to prevent potentially embarrassing videos from [...]
How phishing websites are using the ‘padlock’ against us.
The green padlock at the beginning of a URL provides you with a clear indication that a website is safe and which ones are insecure and will put your [...]
Are you losing money and your best employees because of slow technology?
£1,730. That’s what UK businesses lose every hour, on average, to downtime and slow technology. That adds up to £3.6 million across the year for the UK. This is an industry [...]
GDPR urgency has gone, but the law hasn’t!
Back in May, we all heard a lot about the new GDPR regulations coming into force. Inboxes were filling up with ‘Please consent to us mailing you’ messages [...]
Keeping calm in a crisis
We’ve been seeing a lot of clever Phishing email attacks lately, where the hacker gains access to your email and plays a long game. Once employees realise what is happening, the [...]
Why you need to tighten up your IT security
It is second nature for us to make sure our cars, offices and homes are locked up, with windows and doors closed so intruders cannot gain access to our [...]
70% of businesses are still behind on the GDPR
Believe it or not, it’s been almost five months since the GDPR came into force. International statistics suggest that 70% of businesses are unable to address individuals’ requests for copies [...]
You could be one click away from disaster
Do you know what phishing really means? How it happens, what the consequences can be, and more importantly, how to prevent it happening? At its simplest, it’s a [...]