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This is obviously a SCAM, however if you are in a rush or life is hard at the moment some may click through no fault of their own.

The email address in the red box is the real address the one on the right is the friendly name always check the real address before you click, it will help keep you safe!

This misconception is very easy to make, all businesses need to understand the difference between their Security & Compliance..

Why?

Quite simple!

If you don't the consequences can be catastrophic!

This situation is any businesses worst nightmare, however with appropriate planning it doesn’t have to be the End!!

I have worked on planning exercises for many businesses and I have never ceased to be amazed how the right planning can turn things around very quickly what might seem like a very desperate situation can become positive very quickly.

I have always said “Plan for everything hope it won’t happen however it does you will have a plan for it”

If you would like to know how resilient your business should be after a Cyber Attack with the right plan Ransomware or a Data Breach doesn’t necessary have to mean the end of your Business!

Now more than ever we need to take & seriously otherwise its a question of WHEN not IF you will become a victim of the business that is Cyber Crime!

The irony of it all is that many of the things required to protect yourself from Cyber Criminals & Cyber Crime are the implementation of requiring little spend by your business.

By looking at where your data is, who has access & where its stored we can help your business minimise your making it safer.

Its alarming the levels that will sink to and exploit the conflict & terror in .

Please make sure that if you do donate to help that you do so using legitimate links to real charities that will really help the citizens in and not themselves.

'Please help Ukraine': Fake livestreams on TikTok show telltale signs of a scam While TikTok has been an important platform to document the Russian invasion in Ukraine, there has also been plenty of false information shared on the video app. The FRANCE 24 Observers team looked i…

May you all stay safe this Holiday Season!!!

With Christmas approaching fast there are many out there that will use what ever means they can to steal from us...

What we need to do is not make it easy for them to do so..!

Stay Cyber Safe this Christmas & New Year!!!

How Awesome is Michael, what a wonderful opportunity that has landed in our lap on a damp cold monday in December!!!

So lucky I wonder if its too good to be true...

which of course it is, I wonder how many will fall foul to Awesome Michael.

Times are hard and tough for us all at the moment and like these may seem worthwhile to some, we do however need to keep our guards up as eventhough this is obviulsy a "Hook to Catch Us" our own circumastances may lower our ability to spot them.
Stay safe and always ask someone before you act!!!

Beware of COVID Pass scams - This rather interesting article from Malwarebytes explain how easily you can give away your information.

Full Article link in the comments

This is an interesting privacy policy clause we have seen on a few websites...

Checking your identity.

To protect the confidentiality of your information, we will ask you to verify your identity before proceeding with any request you make under this Privacy Notice. We will make a £10 charge to process this request. If you have authorised a third party to submit a request on your behalf, we will ask them to prove they have your permission to act.

When it comes to Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches or Non-Compliance the cause can normally be described very easily...

"Its what you SHOULD have done but DIDN'T as you ASSUMED someone else would do it"

Until we change this, the headlines will keep coming and Cyber Criminals will get richer!

Lack of Awareness + Lack of Knowledge = A Happy Cyber Criminal

After attending our "Cyber/GDPR Compliance Training" you will have a greater knowledge & be more aware of and how to avoid becoming a victim of Cyber Crime and becoming safer & more protected.
To learn more and organise training - https://www.jcbcs.com/compliance-training/

Lack of Awareness + Lack of Knowledge = A Happy Cyber Criminal

After attending our "Cyber/GDPR Compliance Training" like the Meerkat below you will have a greater knowledge & be more aware of and how to avoid becoming a victim of Cyber Crime allowing you and your "Gang of Meerkats" to be safer & more protected.

To learn more and organise training for your gang please click on the link in the comments below.

The threat from Ransomware is real & increasingly moving to a “Exfiltrate and Extort” model which simply means "Pay the ransom or we will put your data on the internet" making your Cyber Security & GDPR Compliance more important than ever.

Cyber Criminals don’t care if it’s Halloween, Christmas, a pandemic, a hurricane, an earthquake or any other disaster they will happily steal from you anytime.

At JCBcs we have created our Cyber Security GDPR Health Check to put you firmly in control of Protecting your Business, Your Data & Money.

After the NHS attacks in 2017 you would have thought other Health Services would have put appropriate steps in place wouldn't you!

Irish health service hit by cyber attack The Health Service Executive in Ireland temporarily shuts down its IT system after a "significant ransomware attack".

If doing your job is enjoyable, then receiving excellent reviews from Clients is priceless - Especially when it involves GDPR & Cyber Crime.
(Review can be found on our GMB page)

PSNI have received a number of reports from members of the public who have been contacted by people claiming to be PSNI Officers asking them to withdraw money from their bank accounts, hand over bank cards, jewellery and valuables and leave it with them for safe keeping.

The PSNI message is simple - never disclose your personal or banking details to anyone over the phone or online, no matter how convincing they are.
Please remember that police would never ask for cash or valuables to be left at a location for collection.

Tut tut Facebook that’s not what we want with social media especially as it the same thing that happened in January 2021...
Don’t you have a duty of care?

Massive Facebook data breach leaks info on millions of users Data of over 533 million Facebook users leaked online

As if hasn't been bad enough "Romance Scams" perpetrated by have continued to grow, many victims are so embarrassed they don't say anything and the scams continue.

Even if you don't date online you probably know someone who does and they deserve to be able to do that safely, this post will help.

Covid, Loneliness, Cyber Crime & You During the Pandemic things have become worse, and the lockdown & isolation has given a huge rise to “Romance Cyber Crime” that we want you to avoid

IoT (Internet of Terror) Anyone?

Hack of '150,000 cameras' investigated by camera firm The hack exposed feeds showing the insides of offices, hospitals and businesses, including Tesla.

For years we have been discussing the Threat to all of us from the “Business That is Cyber Crime” many have listened & sadly more have ignored and scammed.

During the Pandemic things have become worse, and the lockdown & isolation has given a huge rise to “Romance Cyber Crime” where those seeking simple companionship have been duped into fake relationships by scammers who have then stolen huge amounts of money, broken their emotional well being & damaged their confidence & mental health.

We are very proud to release this blog article and if it helps create awareness of the scam and protect even one person from being a victim, we will be even prouder.

Please read & share this post (link in the comments) to stop your friends, family & co-workers falling foul of this heinous crime.

has brought many things to many people unfortunately it has given great opportunity to , allowing them more ways to steal from us.

Never has it been more important to protect
• Ourselves
• Our Families
• Our Customers
• Our Data
• Our Businesses

If you are one of the many people who may be thinking that you aren’t vulnerable we need to be very clear Cyber Criminals don’t wish to leave anyone out which is why they have for every platform,

“allowing you to become a customer of the growing business that is ”

Top Mac Threats
• Filecoder
• NukeSped
• FinSpy
• EvilQuest
• AppleJeus
• Dacls RAT

Top Linux Threats
• Mirai
• Gafgyp
• Tsunami
• IPStorm
• WellMess
• FritzFrog

Top Windows Threats
• BazarLoader
• Astaroth
• Ladabindi
• Cerber
• Emotet
• Kwampirs

@ JCBcs our GDPR/Cyber Compliance Training will give you the tools to protect you.

Get in contact to learn how enjoyable we make learning about GDPR (Who knew that was possible).

The user affected in this picture now realises what paying for Security/Antivirus Software will do for them, the Irony is that there was no need to recover from this Ransomware attack..

Why?

In the bottom right of the screen you can see the renewal for Malwarebytes which if it had been purchased would have STOPPED the attack.

This & many other things are part of a successful GDPR/Cyber Compliance journey something that we discussed yesterday during our training Ryan Crossey.