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Regular cybersecurity advice in plain English
This page complements the annual ebook with ongoing guidance posts. The focus stays on practical cybersecurity advice for everyday people: scams, safer browsing, account protection, privacy, device safety, and sensible tools when they genuinely help.
Scams and impersonation
Guidance that helps readers recognise phishing, voice cloning, urgent payment requests, fake jobs, and other high-pressure tricks.
Accounts and passwords
Posts about password managers, passkeys, email security, and small habits that reduce the risk of account takeover.
Privacy and safer devices
Practical help on tracking, browsers, device updates, safer downloads, and tools that work quietly in the background.
Recent posts
StubHub UK ordered to refund customers over hidden fees The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered StubHub UK to refund more than 50,000 customers…
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UK ministers and cyber officials have been warning that fraud remains one of the country’s biggest crime threats, with the latest government fraud strategy saying fraud…
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WhatsApp and text scam alerts are rising in the UK: what readers need to know UK authorities and fraud-prevention bodies are again warning about scam messages…
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Britons warned romance fraud is rising as AI scams and social engineering fuel record losses Romance fraud is becoming harder to spot, and recent UK warnings…
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UK watchdog warns of AI-fuelled fake investment scams as scammers exploit celebrity deepfakes online What happened UK regulators and government bodies have warned that deepfakes are…
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AI is making some scams more convincing, faster and harder to spot. In the UK, Cifas said last year saw a record 444,000 fraud cases reported…
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