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Cyber Rebels provides CPD-accredited, hands-on training to help businesses identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats. Cybersecurity isn’t just about tech—it’s about people. We equip your team with the skills to stay secure and reduce risk.
🎂 Cyber Rebels turns 1 today.

One year of building cybersecurity training that treats people like humans, not liabilities.

Massive thanks to everyone who’s trusted us, worked with us, or shared the vision so far.
Year two starts now!

#CyberRebels #CyberSecurityAwareness #HumanFirst #SmallBusiness
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Cybersecurity risk assessments don’t need to be audits or compliance exercises.

For small businesses, they’re about clarity:
what matters, how work actually happens, and where everyday behaviour creates exposure.

This guide walks through that thinking in a practical way.

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How to Conduct a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment for Small Businesses - Cyber Rebels
A practical guide to cybersecurity risk assessments for small businesses. Understand real risks, everyday behaviour, and make proportionate, informed decisions.
zurl.co
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cyber risk in small businesses is usually judged backwards.

If nothing has failed, it’s assumed to be safe.
In cybersecurity, that assumption is the risk.

This article explores why that mental shortcut keeps repeating.

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#CyberSecurity #SmallBusiness #CyberRisk
Cybersecurity Risk for Small Businesses: What We Get Wrong - Cyber Rebels
Cybersecurity risk in small businesses is often misunderstood. This article explains where cyber risk really comes from, why awareness isn’t enough, and how a human-first approach reduces surprise.
zurl.co
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Good to receive feedback from a recent on-site cyber awareness session with Nickel Digital, near St James’s Park, London.

Practical phishing and social-engineering examples, with hands-on exercises to make the risks easier to understand in real contexts.
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Really appreciated this feedback from a recent session with Timpi Ltd.

The focus was practical, everyday cyber awareness for virtual assistants — tailored to real clients, real requests, and real decisions.

Full case study 👇
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January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
One reason cyber risk is hard to judge is that experience can be misleading. When nothing bad happens, we assume the system is safe.

This blog explores why “we’re too small to be a target” feels reasonable, how cyber risk actually forms, and why understanding matters more than fear.

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“We’re Too Small to Be a Target” — Why That Idea Persists - Cyber Rebels
A thoughtful exploration of why small organisations often believe they are “too small to be a cyber target”, how that belief forms, and how everyday working practices quietly shape cyber risk.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Yesterday we ran Cybersecurity in the Age of AI training for a VA company.

With AI removing old warning signs, attacks now rely on trust and pressure rather than technical tricks.
The goal was simple: help people feel confident enough to pause and verify.
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
We offer a referral partner programme for people who already support organisations and may wish to introduce them to our cybersecurity awareness training.

It’s designed to be simple, respectful, and relationship-led.

More details here: zurl.co/WbpZX
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Cyber insurance is often sold as reassurance.

But real resilience comes from people understanding risk, not from a policy document sitting in a drawer.

This article looks at cyber insurance without fear tactics — just clarity about what it can and can’t do.

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Cyber Insurance Explained: What It Covers, What It Doesn’t, and Why That Matters - Cyber Rebels
Cyber insurance doesn’t prevent incidents — it only responds after something has gone wrong. This in-depth guide explains what cyber insurance really covers, where expectations break down, and why people, training, and decision-making matter long before a claim is ever made.
zurl.co
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Most organisations feel like they’re “doing cybersecurity”…
and still experience incidents that don’t quite make sense.

That’s often because cybersecurity and information security aren’t the same thing.

One protects systems.
The other protects judgement.

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#HumanFirstSecurity
Cybersecurity vs Information Security in 2026: What’s the Difference?
Cybersecurity and information security aren’t the same. This 2026 guide explains the difference, why incidents don’t look like attacks, and what compliance really expects.
zurl.co
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
That’s a wrap for the year.

Thanks to everyone who’s been part of the Cyber Rebels journey — learning, questioning, and building better digital habits along the way.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a safe, happy New Year 🎄
See you in 2026.

#CyberRebels
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In schools, cyber awareness is part of safeguarding.

Our 2-hour Cyber Awareness session helps staff recognise everyday digital risks. In education settings, that awareness sits alongside KCSIE expectations — supporting confidence, clarity, and calm responses during busy school days.

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December 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
43% of UK businesses experienced a cyberattack last year.
Most incidents start with everyday behaviour, not technical failure.

Our 2-hour Quick Cyber Awareness session focuses on awareness, clarity and early action — because small interventions prevent big incidents.

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#CyberRebels
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Only 34% of UK businesses feel confident responding to a serious cyber incident.
Most haven’t rehearsed.
Most haven’t talked it through.
Most assume someone else will know what to do.

Culture fills that gap.

#CyberRebels #CyberCulture
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Children aren’t shaped online by dramatic moments — they’re shaped quietly, through emotion and repetition.

Our new article explores how a feed becomes a narrative… and how that narrative becomes behaviour.

A must-read for anyone supporting young people.
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#Safeguarding
The Psychology of Online Influence: How Children Are Subtly Manipulated - Cyber Rebels
Discover how subtle digital influence shapes children’s emotions, identity and behaviour—and why safeguarding now depends on understanding online psychology.
zurl.co
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A significant cyber incident can take a business 22 days to fully recover from.
Most of that time isn’t technical — it’s people trying to restore order, confidence and clarity.

Awareness speeds recovery.
Culture prevents disruption.

#CyberRebels #CyberCulture
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’ve published our updated Partner & Supplier Assurance Pack (v2.0).
It covers safeguarding, GDPR, DUAA, Enhanced DBS, DPIAs, Cyber Essentials, and more.
If your school, youth group, or SME wants assurance before training, just ask.
#CyberSecurity #Safeguarding
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The FCA’s cyber expectations go far beyond controls and frameworks. Real resilience depends on behaviour, culture and confident decision-making under pressure.
Our new article explores why firms still fall short — and how to close the gap.
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#CyberResilience #FCA #FinancialServices
Cybersecurity Under the FCA: The Supervisory Expectations Firms Still Struggle to Meet in 2025 - Cyber Rebels
A strategic deep-dive into FCA cyber expectations for 2025, exploring why firms still fall short and how behaviour, culture, and training shape true resilience.
zurl.co
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
UK businesses lose around £3,400 per cyber incident, often spending 10+ hours recovering.
The real cost isn’t just money — it’s disruption.

Awareness reduces that.
Culture prevents it.
People make the difference.

#CyberRebels #CyberCulture
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Only 35% of UK businesses have an incident response plan, even though 43% were attacked last year.
Most teams are reacting, not prepared.

Resilience starts with people who know what to do when something feels wrong.
That’s the culture we build at Cyber Rebels.

#CyberRebels #CyberCulture
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
SMEs are being hit harder than ever.
Weekly attacks have doubled since 2019.

Protect+ gives small teams what they actually need:
–Monthly micro training
–Human cyber support
–Real-world advice
–Culture that protects people

Not tech. Not jargon. Just resilience.

#ProtectPlus
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Conduct is the C we overlook the most — but it’s where real harm begins.
Our latest chapter explores how online pressure, anonymity and pace shape digital behaviour, conflict and risk for pupils.

Read the Conduct chapter:
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#OnlineSafety #Safeguarding #4Cs
When Behaviour Becomes the Breach: Understanding the Conduct Risk We Keep Underestimating - Cyber Rebels
Online behaviour shapes risk far more than technology does. From subtle shortcuts to keyboard-warrior anonymity, this chapter exposes how conduct changes in digital spaces — and why creating safer cultures matters more than blaming individuals. A deep dive into the most human side of cybersecurity.
zurl.co
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cyberattacks now hit businesses twice as often as they did five years ago.
14% → 29% weekly frequency.

It’s a reminder that cybersecurity isn’t just a technical challenge.
It’s a cultural one.
Awareness, habits and people make the real difference.

#CyberRebels #CyberCulture
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AI isn’t a threat.
It’s a reflection.
It learns from us — our ethics, our bias, our impatience.

🧠 Is AI a Threat, or Is It Human Ethics?
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#CyberRebels #AIethics #CyberSecurity #DigitalEthics
Is AI a Threat, or Is It Human Ethics? - Cyber Rebels
Is AI the threat—or human ethics? Explore how AI mirrors our choices, why culture beats code in cybersecurity, and how training builds resilient teams.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Only 19% of UK businesses trained staff before a breach.
The other 81% learned the hard way.

Cyber awareness isn’t a luxury — it’s your safety net.
At Cyber Rebels, we build culture that protects people, not just data.

#CyberRebels #CyberCulture #CyberSecurity
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM