Be Aware of Authorised Push Payment Fraud in Your Business
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud is whereby fraudsters tricking victims into making large payments by bank transfer. APP fraud is one of the most prevalent scams with, more than £450million being lost in the first half of 2024. Banks and financial providers were only able to return £121.5million of these losses These scams are […]
What is an Example of Email Fraud?
Email fraud, or phishing emails, are difficult to spot, with new tactics, technologies, and tools being utilised to create increasingly sophisticated emails. These are an attempt to trick you into divulging critical information or opening malicious links and attachments. Learning what to look out for is essential for any business, and it’s important that you […]
What is the Purpose of Cyber Security Awareness?
Cyber security awareness is an essential part of any cyber security processes. It ensures that all of your employees can understand, recognise, react, and report on threats to your cyber security such as phishing and social engineering attacks. With remote working making it easier to target out of office workers that might fall for a […]
NEBRC Case Study: Educational Sector
(Primary, Secondary, and Post-16 Education) The NEBRC works to support educational IT managers, headteachers, and governors across the North East and Yorkshire with cyber security. One multi-academy trust (MAT) recently approached the NEBRC following concerns that neighbouring schools in their county had suffered ransomware attacks. The MAT was due an OFSTED inspection and wanted to […]
Why are Cyber Security Reviews Important for Your Business?
Every 39 seconds, a cyber attack is successfully executed. In the UK, 43% of businesses and 30% of charities believe that they are targeted for a cyber attack at least once a year, as recorded by the Government 2025 Cyber Security Breaches Survey. These attacks result in stolen data, the destruction of operation systems, damaged […]
Cyber Attacks Don’t Discriminate: Why SMEs are just as vulnerable
Think you’re too small to be a target? Time to rethink cyber security When you hear about the cyber attacks on big names like Marks & Spencer and Co-op, it’s easy to feel a sense of disconnect as part of a small to medium-sized business. “Why would hackers come for us?” you might think. “We’re […]
NEBRC Case Study: Engineering and Manufacturing
Engineering and manufacturing firms often approach the NEBRC for cyber security support. One such business had recently seen companies within its supply chain suffer with ransomware attacks and were concerned that such attacks could happen to them. The NEBRC worked with the company’s technology provider to undertake a vulnerability assessment of their server and a […]
What is One Top Threat to Business Continuity?
Interruptions to your company’s day-to-day operations can be a worry for all businesses. These interruptions can come in all shapes and sizes, such as new laws and regulations, interruptions to your supply chains, adverse weather, and even acts of terrorism and national disasters. Now more than ever, companies need to be versatile and able to […]
A Focus on Businesses Operating in the Retail Sector
Cyber threats aren’t just a big business problem. Recent high-profile attacks on Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods might make it seem like only major companies are at risk, but that’s far from the truth. While big names make the headlines, cybercriminals often breach smaller businesses. In fact, the impact to smaller organisations can sometimes be […]
Safeguarding Your Business: How to Implement Safer Passwords
Today, businesses of all sectors and sizes rely on users being able to securely access their accounts, to carry out their day-to-day activities, so in this blog, we explore why safer passwords are vital for all businesses and provide tips to create and manage passwords effectively. Weak passwords pose a significant risk to businesses, leaving […]