‘Digital Survival’. How very ironic. And properly ironic, not Alanis Morrisette ironic. You see, I started writing this blog piece about ‘digital survival’ in mid February. The…
Time and attendance: do managers dream of electric sheep?
Picture it: a quiet valley. Moss-fringed granite boulders pepper the soft lush carpet of fresh grass as shaggy sheep track the hillsides, grinding and gurning as they go. Their thick, dense fleeces at…
Emotet: The Trickiest Trojan since Troy?
LEGEND HAS IT that a while back, some mischievous gods and goddesses toyed with the affections of some mere mortals which led to the Trojan War. People are still messing with us now. Spartan King Mene…
Email Phishing: Endgame
Spam emails are more powerful than ever Strengthen your armour against them, before they creep in further than your junk folder A recent research report by Global InfoSec shows 83% of their respondent…
Face recognition. Fingerprint scanning. What about privacy?
If Mission Impossible, Mission Impossible 2, Mission Impossible III, Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission Impossible – Fallout have taug…
Has your company’s cybersecurity ever been tested?
‘Twas the morning after Christmas do, when all through the office, Not a keyboard was tapping, not even a mouse! With Christmas fast approaching, everyone is celebrating with their own ‘br…
Are your emails safe this Christmas?
While everyone is logging-out and shutting down over the holidays, cybercriminals are logging-in and starting up. Remember that ‘seasons-greetings’ email you received from your boss & …
Stay safe online this Black Friday with our security tips for all shoppers
Black Friday sales are being targeted for cyber-crime. UK National Cyber Security Centre warnings are to retailers & shoppers highlighting the risk of ‘malicious’ online threats in the…
Early Christmas gifts from Idency!
Idency are happy to gift you our Free KnowBe4 Security Awareness resources to help your organisation stay safe from online scams. From us to you. Season’s Greetings. Free KnowBe4 Security Aw…
Cyber attackers can just walk through your front door
… and you won’t hear them knocking It’s never been easier for cyber criminals to conduct a cyber attack. Think of your digital presence as a physical property with regular doors that can be closed and…
KnowBe4: What’s that lurking in your Inbox?
Not to be too much of a scaremonger this All Hallow’s E’en, but Evil is everywhere! Yes, it is, and you don’t always recognise the Devil in Disguise. No, not that one. Sometimes, Evil disguises itself…
Cycle USA
Idency proudly sponsoring Cycle USA for Teenage Cancer Trust As part of our support of community involvement and sponsorship, we are sponsoring our friends George & Christian, who are on an Epic A…
Smart-i Home Security – My Real Life Study in Home Security and Attacks of Paranoia
TL;DR: Smart-i provides a solid set of very clever devices that comprise a sophisticated system that give that extra peace of mind and control of your home security you always wished you could have. T…
Blue Sky Thinking
Bit of a departure from the usual subject matter. Let’s start with a little bit of history. RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire started construction in 1935. Originally the name was to be RAF Carterton af…
Idency.com. Even more new. Even more improved
It’s finally here. Welcome to the all-new Idency.com experience. Now with more clarity, shinier presentation, packing more punch with its content in a more eco-friendly and fragrant style (ok, I’m not…
Friends in high places – Idency sponsors RAF Tennis
Overhead smash When some friends of Idency at the RAF asked us if we’d like to sponsor their tennis tour for 2017, we were like ‘yeah, right’. The RAF is all about planes and stuff, right, not sport? …
I know your type – introducing the latest TypeWatch software
What does what you do say about who you are?…
Mobile Security: witchcraft and sorcery all around us
Your phone’s been stolen. But it’s still in your pocket. Sounds less like a blog about mobile security and more like the premise for some Derren Brown trickery, doesn’t it?…
Security: plugging the responsibility gap
I once had three televisions, two stereos and a sizeable CD collection stolen during the course of three ‘lapses in security’ on the same house within six months…
Protect your home from the Uninvited with Smart-i & EctoTrap
Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?…
Back To Back To The Future Part II
If I had a time machine, I’d go back to 1985 and get myself a job as a consultant with Robert Zemeckis to enhance the technological predictions for 2015 in Back to the Future Part II. And buy a load o…
Time to boost your immune system
Ugh. It’s that time of year again. Here I am, into my fifth decade on this planet and I still have that sinking feeling at the beginning of September. You know what I mean? Summer’s over: stop messing…
A touch of Plastic Surgery
It’s been six months since our last website revamp and electronically-speaking we were feeling, well, jowly. Change of diet? More exercise? Extra sleep? All that takes too long and we like to move fas…
Small businesses: 8 ways you can implement IT security without risking bankruptcy
As the 2015 UK election heats up, the campaign managers and spinners for each of the parties – particularly the larger parties – have gone into overdrive. Their remit is complex: they need…
Sony Pictures hack: what can we learn from all the furore?
So, another hacking story has reared its head across the global media, as Sony’s November security nightmare hits the headlines again. In case you hadn’t heard, in November Sony Pictures was the victi…
Real world Biometric Access Control
Despite the fact that it has existed for years, facial recognition technology is still seen by most people as the stuff of the security services or government departments, using their scanners to loca…
Who’s looking over your shoulder?
If I were an unscrupulous, dastardly individual, I could have nicked two smartphones the other day and run off, laughing maniacally. Thinking about it, I would probably have done a factory reset and s…
How could Quentin Tarantino plug his leaks?
I’m a big fan of Quentin Tarantino’s films. Since the massive controversy surrounding his first major hit, Reservoir Dogs, and all the hand-wringing its style, script and subject matter provoked, I ha…