Psybersafe Blog

Behaviour-led cyber security: practical, human, and grounded in how people actually work.

FortiBleed: 74,000 firewalls, one very human habit

June 2026

FortiBleed leaked logins for nearly 74,000 Fortinet firewalls. The hardware worked. A very human habit did not. The behavioural reason, and the four habits that fix it.

Your compliance programme is a library. Nobody reads it.

May 2026

NIS2 Gap Analysis FINAL v7, skimmed on a Friday afternoon and never opened again. Why compliance programmes become libraries, and how to make them work.

Phishing is evolving

April 2026

The bad grammar and vague greeting are gone. Phishing now sounds polished, relevant and familiar. Where the red flags moved, and what to look for instead.

The SME myth

March 2026

We are too small to be interesting, and we will be fine. That assumption is exactly what makes smaller businesses attractive to attackers.

Love, lies & login links

February 2026

Every February the internet gets warmer, more flattering and more dangerous. How romance scams work, and the link that arrives once trust is built.

Why is it so difficult to take the next step in cybersecurity?

January 2026

Budgets grow, tools multiply, and serious incidents keep happening. Not because the technology failed, but because someone did something understandable.

Donuts, reciprocity & cyber security

November 2025

A box of donuts by the coffee machine does more for security culture than another mandatory training email. Reciprocity, and why giving first works.

We’re not lazy, we’re efficient..

October 2025

You have 143 accounts, so you tweak the same password again. Why reuse persists despite decades of campaigns, and what actually breaks the habit.

Visible safety...

September 2025

Mask-wearing worked partly because it was seen. What badges and visible behaviour reveal about security culture, and why being seen to comply matters.

Trust me, I’m a Deepfake

August 2025

Three calls deep, no lunch, and your CFO wants a quick video call. Familiar voice, familiar face. Why deepfakes fool smart brains, and what to do.

Cybersecurity on Holiday: Why We Forget the Rules When We Pack Our Bags

July 2025

Distracted, packing, half checked out. Holiday season is when a fake booking alert works best. Why our guard drops, and the habits that hold up.

Hacker's don't break in, they log in

June 2025

Criminals rarely out-code your firewall. They out-think your people. What cyber criminals understand about influence, from a keynote in Spain.

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