by Piers Shearman | Apr 27, 2021 | Insider Threat
What happened? An engineer who worked for Coca Cola and other manufacturers is alleged to have stolen valuable trade secrets in order to set up her own company in China using the stolen technology. Xiarong You has been accused of insider theft and economic espionage... 
by Lisa Forte | Mar 25, 2021 | Insider Threat
Tesla Insider Threat Case Study According to the official Filing, Tesla is suing a former employee and software engineer named Alex Khatilov alleging trade secret theft and breach of contract. What actually happened? Khatilov was hired by Tesla in to work on... 
by GoatSiteAdmin | Mar 9, 2021 | Cyber Exercise
CEO Digital Show This week Lisa was on the CEO Digital show discussing Wargaming, Cyberattacks, Protecting Against Romance Fraud, & ‘Astronaut Thinking’ in Leadership. Key points (according to the podcast) We heard about Lisa’s experience coming into a... 
by Piers Shearman | Jan 20, 2021 | Social Engineering
TV Licence Phishing Emails In the UK a licence is required to watch live TV in the home. With lockdown continuing and people’s reliance on entertainment increasing, It is unsurprising that in the UK, criminals have increased the amount of tv licence phishing emails... 
by Piers Shearman | Nov 18, 2020 | Social Engineering
Vishing (voice phishing) is a type of phone fraud which use social engineering to extract information or credentials from a victim. Attackers often use a pretext to misrepresent their authority or position in order to trick the victim into compliance. Attackers... 
by Lisa Forte | Oct 12, 2020 | General
Getting your staff to change their security behaviour It is often submitted that fear is bad. Actually, from a behavioural science perspective we know fear is the most effective tool for stimulating behavioural change. Fear of crime is necessary but not sufficient to... 
by Piers Shearman | Oct 7, 2020 | General
Cyber Security Awareness Month Special: “Hacked” What would you do if your company was hit by a cyber attack? Do you have a plan? A crisis management team in place? Many companies don’t have a plan or haven’t tested that plan. For Cyber... 
by Piers Shearman | Sep 30, 2020 | General
October is ECSM, a month-long European event promoting good cyber security practices and safety. This years themes are: Digital skills: personal data protection, cyber bullying and cyber stalking establishing good practices online. Cyber scams: cyber threats such as... 
by Piers Shearman | Sep 22, 2020 | General
by Lisa Forte | Sep 19, 2020 | General
How pre-election manipulation goes deeper than social media. A critical moment is almost upon us. It will be a test of the protections we’ve tried to implement to protect our democratic freedoms. 2020 will once again see the spotlight hit the US elections, the latest... 