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Our physical security awareness campaign for the CV19 Cyber Volunteers
The CV19 volunteers’ mission is to protect the people who protect our health. The group was formed by three cyber security professionals,...
Jessica Barker
Jul 21, 20203 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


Reflecting on 2019
As 2019 draws to close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on what a year it’s been. Not only have we doubled in size, but we have...
Jessica Barker
Dec 20, 20192 min read


Loyalty Card Fraud: what it is and how to protect your points
On Monday 11 November 2019, I was invited on the BBC Radio Gloucestershire breakfast show to discuss loyalty card fraud, in response to a...
Jessica Barker
Nov 15, 20193 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 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


What two-factor authentication is and why it's a good idea
Passwords are a really important part of good cybersecurity: they are the keys to your cybersecurity locks. This is why we all need to...
Jessica Barker
Jun 5, 20192 min read


What Taylor Swift can teach us about cyber security
I've delivered my 'What Taylor Swift can teach us about cyber security' presentation with teenagers from age 13 / 14 upwards for many...
Jessica Barker
Feb 1, 20191 min read


Reflecting on Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2018
October has been a busy month here at Cygenta HQ, not least due to many of our clients wholeheartedly embracing Cybersecurity Awareness...
Jessica Barker
Nov 1, 20182 min read


On Optimism
For too long, the culture of cyber security has been dominated by FUD (Fear, Uncertainly and Doubt). FC and I talked about this for our...
Jessica Barker
May 14, 20183 min read
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