If you want to understand online influence, don’t start with the extreme cases. Start with something ordinary. A child sits curled at one end of the sofa, drifting through their feed with the absent-minded ease that comes from habit and comfort. The room is quiet except for the faint chime of a notification. They scroll. […]
Financial services operate in one of the most heavily regulated environments in the world, and yet the failures identified in FCA cybersecurity reviews often have little to do with whether a firm understands the rules. Most institutions can recite the familiar acronyms — SYSC, SMCR, PRIN, and the operational resilience framework — with ease. They […]
Conduct sits at the very centre of online safety, yet it is often the part we understand least. Content shapes what captures our attention, contact shapes who reaches into our lives, and commerce shapes the subtle pressures that influence our decisions. But conduct is different. It is the behaviour we bring with us into digital […]
Artificial intelligence has become both the promise and the paradox of our time. It’s the silent assistant that writes our reports, predicts market trends, and keeps networks safe from attack — yet it’s also the engine behind voice clones, deepfakes, and misinformation that spreads faster than truth. Every headline tells a different story. In one, […]
In our first two chapters, we explored how online life shapes the way we think and connect. Content showed how repetition turns misinformation into belief, while Contact revealed how digital relationships blur the lines between strangers and trust. Both reminded us that cybersecurity isn’t about code — it’s about people. Now we turn to Commerce, […]
For too long, cybersecurity awareness has been treated like an annual task — another box to tick on a compliance checklist. Once a year, teams gather for a refresher, skim through a few slides about phishing, passwords, and data safety, and then return to business as usual. For a moment, people feel more alert. But […]
From Falsehood to Familiar Faces In Part One of this series, we explored how false information no longer looks false — how content that once stood out as suspicious now blends into the everyday. But what happens when that believable content talks back? When it stops being something we read — and becomes someone we […]
I don’t smash doors. I wait for the welcome pack If I want in fast, I don’t look for a blackout. I look for a welcome pack. You hire someone and, for a few days, the world around them becomes a to-do list. Forms. IT setup. “One more thing” from HR. That blur is my […]
It used to be easy to spot false information. Grainy photos, strange links, and outlandish headlines gave the game away. But today, technology has changed the rules. Artificial intelligence can create realistic images, convincing videos, and entire news stories that never happened. What we see online no longer guarantees what’s true — and that shift […]
The Overlooked Weak Point in Business Security Onboarding is often treated as a box-ticking exercise. A new starter arrives, HR handles the paperwork, IT issues the laptop, and managers run through the basics of the role. It’s a process designed to be efficient, compliant, and welcoming. But in many organisations, there’s a blind spot. While […]
