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Is your website open to criminals? WordPress Security Tips

Millions of WordPress websites get infected with malware every year, spreading spam and aiding fraud while the site owners are often oblivious. In this post, we cover the seven main...

28 October 2022

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The threat of Lapsus$ and their cyber crimes

By wp-admin-spfw-3124Cyber Security

In this post, we take a close look at international teenage cyber-crime gang, Lapsus$. We dissect how these pimply evil geniuses stole millions through ransomware, extortion and cryptocurrency fraud whilst...

28 October 2022

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Scarborough to be a New Centre of Cyber Security Excellence

By wp-admin-spfw-3124Cyber Security

Flywheel is interested to see Scarborough in North Yorkshire is set to become a "national centre of excellence" in cyber security in 2023. The purpose of this government initiative is...

28 October 2022

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Are Low Code Development Platforms Right for Your Business?

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Low-code development platforms dispense with old-fashioned code writing and instead use visual drag-and-drop modellers, smart services and components, and pre-built connectors. We look at what they are, the reasons for...

28 October 2022

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What is the ICO and how is it important to my business?

By wp-admin-spfw-3124Blog

We outline the work of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and how it can be a helpful source of compliance information and assistance to businesses. The Information Commissioner's Office is...

23 September 2022

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Are you being Spoofed? How to Spot and Avoid Spoofing

By wp-admin-spfw-3124Cyber Security

We explain some of the most commonly reported methods of spoofing, and how to avoid falling prey to them. What is spoofing? Your phone rings. A recorded, robotic voice with...

22 September 2022

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Cyber security for your organisation’s email system

By wp-admin-spfw-3124Cyber Security

The possibility of AI-based email phishing attacks is on the horizon. There has never been a more critical time to examine what else you could be doing to improve your...

22 September 2022

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How to keep your business emails out of customers’ spam filters

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Your marketing campaign email was planned to the last word, the embedded images were inspiring… and it ended up in everyone’s spam filters. This article explains how to avoid email...

22 September 2022

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What are Watering Hole Attacks and How Can I Avoid Them?

By wp-admin-spfw-3124Cyber Security

Got a favourite website, or one you need for work every day? That's your "watering hole". In watering hole attacks, cyber criminals set a trap on the website to infect...

21 September 2022