Accountants: You Are Part of Your Clients’ Cyber Security (Whether You Like It or Not)
There’s a persistent myth that cyber security is only for big firms. That if you’re a one-person accountancy practice, with a good client base, then serious cyber security somehow isn’t your problem. This blog exists to politely, but firmly, dismantle that idea....
Calendar invites from spammers: how they sneak past your filters and try to nick your Microsoft log-on
TL;DR: Microsoft does not send subscription renewal calendar appointments. Don’t accept long, multi-day calendar invites about “renewals” or “service disruption.” Check the sender, if it’s not a Microsoft domain, it’s dodgy. Never open an attached HTML/webpage file...
The Practical Defence – Old-School IT Still Beats New-School AI
TL;DR: AI threats are shiny, but the same boring IT basics still stop most of them. MFA, patching, backups, and monitoring beat even deepfakes and GhostGPT. Outsourced IT gives you enterprise defences without enterprise salaries. Prevention is cheaper than ransom, and...
Brand Impersonation – When Your Logo Gets Hijacked
TL;DR: Criminals are cloning brands, even small ones, with AI-generated profiles and fake job ads. Customers, job seekers, and partners get duped, you get the fallout. A real UK small business had its logo and fake recruiter used to scam applicants. Brand monitoring...
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