Make your team the first line of defence
Sophisticated new techniques which target humans by exploiting psychological vulnerabilities and the natural tendency to trust make traditional technical defences insufficient on their own.
Our service is designed to transform your workforce into a
vigilant and responsive front line of defence against cyber attacks. We provide
comprehensive training and engaging workshops tailored to the needs of your organisation.
Sophistication of Threats
Phishing and social engineering attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, making them harder to detect. Attackers use personalised bait, leveraging information available on social media and corporate websites. This sophistication means that training must be as dynamic as the threats themselves.
Pervasiveness of Digital Communication
The digital transformation and the global shift towards remote work have increased reliance on digital communication channels. With more business interactions occurring virtually, the opportunities for cybercriminals to intercept these communications has grown exponentially, making employee training crucial.
Employees as the First Line of Defence
Given the limitations of technological solutions in identifying and stopping all social engineering attacks, employees must act as the first line of defence. By recognising suspicious behaviour, questioning anomalies, and knowing how to respond, they can prevent breaches before they occur.
Deepfakes & AI
The advent of deepfakes and AI technologies has introduced a new dimension to social engineering, allowing attackers to create highly convincing fake audio and video content. This can be used to impersonate trusted figures in an organisation, tricking employees into divulging sensitive information or funds.
Regulatory & Legal Implications
The legal and regulatory landscape around data protection and privacy is becoming stricter, with heavy penalties for breaches. Organisations must ensure that all employees understand the importance of data protection and are equipped to contribute to compliance efforts.
To help strengthen the human firewall, we suggest a mix of activity which can be prioritised according to specific context:
People-Centric Security Programmes: A focus on the human factors in cyber security, including behaviour analysis, motivation for secure practices, and the psychology of social engineering.
Customised Security Awareness Training: Interactive and engaging training sessions that go beyond generic best practices, tailored to the specific threats and scenarios relevant to your organisation.
Leadership and Governance: Guidance for executive leadership and boards on governing cybersecurity efforts, ensuring accountability, and integrating security into corporate governance.
Security Culture Assessments and Transformation: Evaluations of the existing security culture within an organisation, followed by actionable recommendations and transformation programmes.
Metrics and Measurement: Development of metrics to measure the effectiveness of security awareness programmes, tracking improvements in employee behaviour, to continually refine and improve security posture.
Incident Response Preparedness: Tabletop exercises prepare organisations for actual cyber incidents by allowing them to practice their response in a risk-free environment, identify gaps in incident response plans and improve coordination.
Our team has the experience, technical background, and real-world experience to deal with complex cyber security challenges.
We build security into your IT infrastructure and business processes from the ground up, concentrating on our 6 key areas.
We develop tailored cybersecurity roadmaps that consider your specific business models, industry challenges, and risk profiles.
We ensure close collaboration with our clients. This includes regular updates, clear communication, and flexible engagement models.
We leverage advanced technologies like AI and automation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our solutions.
We offer innovative training and up-skilling programs to foster a culture of cyber security awareness within organisations.
Our objective is to transform human behaviour into your strongest asset against cyber threats, evolving a culture that is more aware, observant, deliberate, and proactive. This is particularly important now, in an increasingly sophisticated world of criminal persuasiveness.
Get in touch today to discuss how we can help.
Cybercrime costs predicted for 2024.
The global average cost per data breach as of 2023; as so many incidents go unreported, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Expected to be spent on information security & risk management products & services in 2024.
Kevin Mitnick, Security Consultant & Hacker
As Managing Partner for Cyber Security, John has over 30 years of hands-on experience in numerous front-line roles which have focused on the design, build, and management of cyber security—and included intense cyber incident management responsibilities. John’s experience spans across government, banking, retail, manufacturing, and utilities. He is a practical leader who has developed an approach to digital security which focuses on getting the basics right first and building out from there.
His position as a long-standing and respected member of the security community has led to many prominent roles and responsibilities. In recent years, this includes: drafting the UK Government public consultation document on the cyber profession, chairing one of the leading research committees providing cyber security material to the UK Government, and becoming an Oxford Martin Associate on the topic of international co-operation and advising another large national government as a regular panel member.
Our team of experts have multiple decades of experience in cyber security in many different business environments and across various geographies.
We can build you a specialised team with the skillset and expertise required to keep your cyber defences secure and long-lasting.
Our combination of expertise and an intelligent methodology is what realises tangible financial benefits for clients.