Tell us who you are and we&rsquo;ll cut the rest

22 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Completion day fraud: why conveyancers get hit in July and August

Write the callback rule down before you're on the phone at 4:40pm on a Friday.

WHAT'S COMING

Post-quantum cryptography, without the panic

Nothing you own needs replacing this year, but data stolen today could be unlocked later.

20 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

RESEARCH

What we found in 500 small-business checks

Leavers with live accounts, untested backups, shared logins - in that order, across every sector.

18 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

14 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

QR codes on car park signs: the sticker scam

A sticker over the real code, a convincing payment page, and your card details gone.

STANDARDS

Cyber Essentials in a fortnight: an honest timeline

What actually takes the time, and the one control that blocks nearly everyone.

12 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

10 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Site tablets and why they fail Cyber Essentials sampling

Shared logins, no encryption, no device management. The yards are where certification stalls.

4 AUG 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Passkeys: the end of passwords, slowly

Nothing to type, nothing to steal, nothing to phish. Where it's available today.

31 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Nurseries: photo consent, DBS records and the parent app

Information about children carries a higher bar. Three practical changes that satisfy most of it.

29 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

The invoice that arrives twice

A duplicate of a genuine invoice, same wording, different account. Why the second one gets paid.

27 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Restore tests: the twenty minutes nobody books

One deliberate restore, timed and written down, is the whole test.

23 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Hairdressers, booking apps and the client list on a phone

Your booking system holds names, numbers and card tokens. What to check today.

21 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Holiday cover: who can approve a payment while you're away

August is when payment fraud works, because the person who would have questioned it is in Spain.

17 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Pubs, guest Wi-Fi and the router nobody has logged into since 2019

Default passwords, no updates, and your till on the same network.

15 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

The three questions to ask any new supplier

What do you hold, who else can see it, and how fast will you tell us if something goes wrong?

13 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Deepfake voice calls reach small businesses

A few seconds of audio is enough to clone a voice. The defence is a written callback rule.

RESEARCH

A year of findings: what changed in 2025

MFA adoption up sharply, backup testing barely moved, supplier gaps overtook device gaps.

11 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

9 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Christmas closedown: the four things worth doing before you lock up

Payment approvals, out-of-office wording, device charging and who has the alarm code.

7 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Black Friday scams aimed at businesses, not shoppers

Fake software renewals and domain invoices land in the same week as the consumer noise.

5 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN Read →

Insurance renewals: the questions that cost you money

MFA coverage, backup testing and incident planning move the premium more than anything else.