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SYNAXON UK aims to get members thinking and talking about security
September 2020 – SYNAXON UK, the leading channel and managed services group, has formed a new partnership with Layer 8, the specialist practitioner in security…
I Cried Today
I cried today… Today I cried. My daughter came home from school she’s being bullied about pictures online. Today I got angry. My Mum called…
NEW WEBINAR – From Paper to Practice: Effectively communicating and implementing your cybersecurity strategy
Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2020 Time: 2pm-3pm BST Location: Online webinar Register here Do you dream of a future where your cybersecurity strategy moves from the shelf into…
NEW RESOURCE – Creating Resilience: 5 things cyber-criminals wish your business didn’t talk about
Is your organisation effectively managing risk? Are your stakeholders onboard? Does your security culture support the implementation of your cybersecurity strategy? Layer 8 and CRMG…
NEW RESOURCE – Parental Control Guidance
Like us, our children are also now ‘working from home’. Do we really know what they are accessing online each day whilst completing the ongoing…
Layer 8 & FACES Launch Tech4Children Campaign
It is thought that in some areas of the UK up to 70% of children do not have access to IT equipment. We don’t need…
NEW RESOURCE – Working from home: security advice for staff
Over the next few months more people than ever will be working from home. Whilst some businesses do this regularly for others it will be…
PRESENTATION – From Awareness to Behaviour Change
In this brief presentation Sarah Janes gives an overview into why we still fall for phishing emails. Introducing some of the psychological reasons just telling people…
Think your recruitment agency is not at risk from a cyber-attack? Think again
Cyber-attacks are real. Every day businesses are being hit around the globe and the impact is both financially and reputationally damaging. The focus on data…
Black Friday Training Offer
In the month leading up to Christmas, your employees will get more emails than ever about their online purchases. But some of them won’t be…
Tips for Developing New Cyber Security Skills Within 2-Hours
“I get emails from my boss asking me to pay invoices all the time. I never gave them a second thought until today” Last week…
“Nah, Cyber’s not for my business, it’s too small”
I recall a local business meeting. You know the ones. You have 2-minutes to pitch your business to the rest of the room. Afterwards a…
Layer 8 Offers FREE Cyber Event to Local Businesses During National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Here at Layer8 we strive to make the cyber security world as safe as possible both within businesses and at home. We do this by…
Layer 8 Offers Free Cyber Event for Local Charities During National Cyber-Security Awareness Month
Here at Layer8 we strive to make the cyber security world as safe as possible both within businesses and at home. We do this by…
“I can’t get leadership support”
Early in August I shared my story of developing a Security Champions programme that went viral, at SANS https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-summit/archives/file/summit-archive-1565204404.pdf . Following that talk many discussions…
Layer 8 MD Sarah Janes speaks at SANS
In August Layer 8’s Managing Director, Sarah Janes, was invited to talk at the prestigious SANS Security the Human Summit in San Diego. Sarah shared…
