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How to create an award-winning cyber security awareness campaign
We were thrilled to win 'Best Security Awareness Campaign' in the recent Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards, for the phishing...
Jessica Barker
Nov 10, 20203 min read
 
 
 


Reflecting on Cyber Security Awareness Month 2020
As Cyber Security Awareness Month draws to a close we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some key elements. Of course, Cyber Security...
Jessica Barker
Oct 30, 20201 min read
 
 
 


Internet of Things Device Security
Here it is folks! Week 3 of Cyber Security Awarness Month 2020, Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart. In our third guidance document of Cyber...
Jessica Barker
Oct 14, 20202 min read
 
 
 


The 1,2,3 of Account Security
Cyber Security Awareness Month is in full swing and the theme this year is: Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart. This month is important to us as...
Jessica Barker
Oct 7, 20201 min read
 
 
 


Let's Talk Phishing
It's our favourite time of the year, Cyber Security Awareness Month! Throughout the whole of October we're going to be sharing freely...
Jessica Barker
Sep 30, 20202 min read
 
 
 


Cyber Security Awareness Month 2020: top tips for going virtual
October is a big deal for us at Cygenta and not just because of Halloween. Cyber Security Awareness Month keeps us run off our feet and...
Jessica Barker
Aug 17, 20202 min read
 
 
 


My RSA 2020 Keynote: the psychology of fear and cyber security
It's hard to believe that this week marks four months since RSA 2020 in San Francisco. Delivering the first keynote on the opening day of...
Jessica Barker
Jun 2, 20202 min read
 
 
 


Zoom Security Advice
This week, Zoom announced that it is now hosting over 300 million daily meeting participants, which is a huge increase from the 10...
Jessica Barker
Apr 29, 20201 min read
 
 
 


Our phishing awareness campaign for the CV19 Cyber Volunteers
The Cyber Volunteers 19 (CV19) group was set up by Lisa Forte, Daniel Card and Radoslaw Gnat following the global outbreak of COVID-19,...
Jessica Barker
Apr 20, 20202 min read
 
 
 


COVID-19 Phishing Scams: what are the red flags?
Unfortunately, cyber criminals always seek to take advantage of a crisis. It is sadly no surprise, therefore, that over 500 scams...
Jessica Barker
Apr 8, 20201 min read
 
 
 


Helping your Colleagues Work Securely from Home
We are publishing this guide is to help you understand what to put in place, and what to communicate to your colleagues, to help everyone...
Jessica Barker
Mar 18, 20203 min read
 
 
 


Empower People, Improve Culture
People are at the heart of cybersecurity and your cybersecurity culture has a huge impact on your security posture. How do you meet the...
Jessica Barker
Nov 4, 20192 min read
 
 
 


Cyber Security Myths and Monsters
Cyber Security Awareness Month coincides with one of our favourite celebrations here at Cygenta, and that, of course, is Halloween. So,...
Jessica Barker
Oct 24, 20193 min read
 
 
 


62% of people do not know what two-factor authentication is: our survey of 1000 people in the UK
We recently asked 1,000 members of the public in the United Kingdom about their attitudes and behaviours regarding two-factor...
Jessica Barker
Oct 3, 20193 min read
 
 
 


Why security culture?
Security culture was named the number one hot topic in the ClubCISO live vote this year, and it didn't surprise me. A few years ago,...
Jessica Barker
Sep 5, 20191 min read
 
 
 


67% of people feel they are doing all they can to prevent personal data loss
We worked with Palo Alto Networks to survey over 10,000 For the last few months, I’ve been working on a fantastic project in...
Jessica Barker
Jul 11, 20192 min read
 
 
 


What does the psychology of fear have to do with cybersecurity?
I was absolutely delighted to be on the Social Engineer Podcast recently. If you're not familiar with this podcast (although surely you...
Jessica Barker
Jun 18, 20191 min read
 
 
 


Cybersecurity Champions at Bsides London 2019
The first week of June is always a busy - and fun - one for us at Cygenta. With Infosecurity, Bsides London and Cheltenham Science...
Jessica Barker
Jun 13, 20191 min read
 
 
 


What we got up to at Infosecurity, Bsides London and the Cheltenham Science Festival 2019
As always, we had a great time in the first week of June. It may seem like we did a lot at Infosec, Bsides and Cheltenham Science...
Jessica Barker
Jun 13, 20192 min read
 
 
 


What a password manager is and why it's a good idea
Having a strong, complicated and unique password for each of your online accounts is super important, but also super difficult if you’re...
Jessica Barker
Jun 5, 20193 min read
 
 
 
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