UK Consumers Targeted by Tesco 4K TV Phishing Scam

by emma@themissus.co | Jul 19, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security

UK consumers were targeted by a new phishing scam falsely purporting to be from leading UK supermarket Tesco, litigation firm Griffin Law has discovered. The scam, which used a fake Facebook page as well as SMS and email communication, aimed to trick consumers into...

Cybercrime Jumped 23% Over Past Year

by emma@themissus.co | Jul 19, 2020 | Advice, Cyber News, IT Security

Cybercrime offenses reported by individuals and businesses have risen 23% over the past year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The UK government body explained that 26,215 incidents were referred to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB)...

Employee Wellbeing – how to look after your colleagues and yourself during the pandemic

by emma@themissus.co | Apr 23, 2020 | Advice, Wellbeing

This morning, I took some time to watch a webinar being hosted by Barclays Bank and Selesti. The topic was Employee Wellbeing. I am lucky that I work for an organisation, Onebyte, that is really forward thinking and was prepared for homeworking. We shifted to...

Your cyber risk. Understand it. Plan for it. Manage it.

by emma@themissus.co | Dec 4, 2019 | Advice, Compliance, Cyber News, IT Security, Support

There’s no denying that cyber risk presents a genuine threat to your organisation. But with so much information available and much of it technical, it can be hard to understand, let alone mitigate. Well, this blog aims to do just that. Cut through the crap and...

Is your IT provider truly proactive?

by emma@themissus.co | Dec 3, 2019 | Advice, Business Strategy, IT Security

If you had an internal IT team, you would want them to be proactive – right? You would want them to prevent issues from occurring. To look for ways to make you more secure, more efficient and plan for the future, driving your business forward and helping you get...