During Cyber Security Month 2020 CONNECT met Henry Hughes, Security Director for Jisc to talk about opportunities and challenges faced by Research & Education (R&E) in the current cyber security landscape dominated by the COVID pandemic. Words:...
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By Jon Hunt, cyber services delivery manager at Jisc Criminals always find a way to take advantage of disasters. In the case of COVID-19, there has been a surge in phishing emails and online scams by nefarious individuals and organised gangs who want to...
To be effective, passwords need to be long, complicated and unique. It’s also a good idea to have a separate password for every account. But don’t worry, that’s doesn’t mean learning multiple passwords because there’s simple tech available to help with...
Social engineering is the act of manipulating or tricking people into certain actions, such as giving out personal or financial information that can be used to commit fraud. It’s an act, but also an art; social engineers are very good at influencing...
