Ripples: the weekly briefing
Weekly for Security Champions and programme leads: an activity, a talking point or a piece of evidence to run with.
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Week 45: Looking the Part
Scammers are getting very good at looking like the real thing: fake IT helpers who cause a problem then offer to fix it, scam emails that slip past…
Read briefing →Week 44: The Path of Least Resistance
Scammers are sneaking fake meeting invites into calendars, and a new trick asks you to copy and paste a “fix” that is really an attack. Also this…
Read briefing →Week 43: Benefit of the Doubt
This week is all about trust. A fake boss’s voice nobody wants to question, why our brains believe first and ask later, the AI helpers quietly…
Read briefing →Week 42: Carrots, Not Sticks
Scams are getting nicer. This week: fake job offers that tripled in a year, flattering sponsorship messages that steal accounts, and 70% off deals…
Read briefing →Week 41: Creatures of Habit
Scammers change their stories constantly, but their tricks barely change at all. This week: why anyone can be the risky one this year, the one…
Read briefing →Week 40: Hang Up, Call Back
Scammers are getting very good at pretending to be someone official: the police, your boss's voice, even your payroll company. One simple habit beats…
Read briefing →Week 39: Charm Offensive
Every story this week has the same twist: the scams that work best are the friendly ones. Fake recruiters offering dream jobs, charming online…
Read briefing →Week 38: Trust Falls
Scammers have worked out that the easiest way past our defences is to dress up as the defences themselves. This week: the phone call about your…
Read briefing →Week 37: Who's Asking?
This week is all about impostors: fake IT support asking for access to your computer, scam texts about tolls and parcels that keep coming no matter…
Read briefing →Week 36: Humans in the Loop
The people who run security training say AI is now their second biggest worry, the UK's cyber experts want a human minding every AI, and scientists…
Read briefing →Week 35: The Second Look
Some comforting news for once: almost nothing this week is about being cleverer. Computers can now copy voices well enough to fool IT experts, so the…
Read briefing →Week 34: Knowing Isn't Doing
Hello Champions! This week's stories all circle one idea: knowing about scams is not the same as being ready for them. The good news is that…
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