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It is not because you are not technical. It is because most cyber advice is written by people who already know the answer, for people who already know the question.
The Cyber Guys team
29 Oct 2026
MFA gets recommended constantly and explained rarely. Here is what it stops, what it does not, and why an approval prompt you did not request is an emergency.
Alex Whitmore
22 Oct 2026
Right format, right numbering, right amount, wrong bank account. Fake invoices are not a test of intelligence — they are a test of process.
The Cyber Guys team
15 Oct 2026
It does not involve breaking anything. It involves a believable email and a busy person — which is why technical controls alone do not stop it.
Alex Whitmore
8 Oct 2026
The instinct is usually right. The problem is what happens next — and in most organisations, what happens next is nothing.
The Cyber Guys team
1 Oct 2026
An insurance application is a control checklist in disguise. Every yes is a representation you may have to evidence at claim time.
Alex Whitmore
24 Sept 2026
Your IT provider can configure almost anything. They cannot approve a budget, enforce a policy, or know that someone resigned. Most incidents live in that gap.
The Cyber Guys team
17 Sept 2026
Your staff are already using AI. A ban does not change that — it just moves the usage somewhere you cannot see.
Alex Whitmore
10 Sept 2026
A backup that has never been restored is a promise, not a control. Most organisations discover the difference at the worst possible moment.
The Cyber Guys team
3 Sept 2026
Fear produces a fortnight of attention and then nothing. Understanding produces a decision. Here is how to get the second one.
Alex Whitmore
27 Aug 2026
Training that issues certificates, recommendations that force a decision, and a risk acceptance register that records what was declined and by whom.
Assign a module, track completion, and get a certificate at the end of it.