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👣 Your Child’s Digital Footprint: Building a Private Life in a Public Age
Every click, post, or tagged photo your child makes — or that you share — lays a track.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Security Isn’t Just for IT: The Hidden Cyber Risks in Everyday Roles
You don’t need to be in IT to be part of your organisation’s defence.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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🔐 Cybersecurity for Creators & Freelancers
Protect Clients, Build Trust, and Lock Down Your Work
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June 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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🗂️ Trace Protocol Case File: The Twitter Admin Panel Breach (2020)
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🗂️ Trace Protocol Case File: The Twitter Admin Panel Breach (2020)
📌 Case ID: TP-2020-07-15
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June 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The Bystander Effect Still Haunts Us — Especially Online Most people are familiar with the bystander effect — but do you know where it originated, how it was misunderstood, and why it matters more th...
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June 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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🔐 Beyond the Breach: How to Investigate Your Own Digital Leaks
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🔐 Beyond the Breach: How to Investigate Your Own Digital Leaks
Small leaks, long shadows: trace one exposed password to every door it unlocks.
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June 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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🔓 The Invisible Permission Chain

SDKs and Code libraries inherit the permissions of the overall app, but why might this be an issue?

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🔓 The Invisible Permission Chain
Small taps, big consequences: Why that “Allow” matters more than you think.
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June 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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🧠 Why People Ignore Security Warnings
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🧠 Why People Ignore Security Warnings
And How Attackers Exploit That
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June 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🧭 The Compass Brief - Volume 3
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🧭 The Compass Brief - Volume 3
Phishing-as-a-Service: The New Frontier of AI-Driven Scams
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June 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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The Grandparent Scam network targets the elderly using AI enhanced social engineering to scam them out of thousands. Here's how they do it
🗂️ Trace Protocol Case File: The Grandparent Scam Network
📌 Case ID: TP-2024-01-GP
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June 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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A case file on the Colonial Pipeline attack - a translation of what happened, not a forensic analysis
🗂️ Trace Protocol Case File: Colonial Pipeline (2021)
*Not a forensic analysis
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June 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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🧭 The Compass Brief - Volume 3
Phishing-as-a-Service: The New Frontier of AI-Driven Scams
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June 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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🌐 Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): Understanding and Mitigating Nation-State Cyber Attacks
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🌐 Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): Understanding and Mitigating Nation-State Cyber Attacks
A Deep Dive into the Apex of Cyber Aggression
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May 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Social Media Doxxing: What It Is and How to Protect Yourself
The Digital World and Its Dangers: Protecting Your Privacy
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May 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🔍 Social Media and OSINT: Unveiling the Digital Footprints We Leave Behind
In a world of connection, what are you unintentionally exposing?
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May 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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🔐 Cyber Security 207: The Rising Threat of IoT Security
Why Your Smart Devices Aren’t as Secure as You Think
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May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#OSINT edition of The Compass Brief
📬 The Compass Brief – Volume 2
Cybersecurity with Heart, Clarity, and Bite.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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🤖 Cyber 204: Deepfake Scams & AI Manipulation - The Emerging Threat
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🤖 Cyber 204: Deepfake Scams & AI Manipulation - The Emerging Threat
AI has changed the game — but not always for the better.
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April 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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🤯 Cybersecurity for People Who Hate Tech

You don't need to have a love of technology to protect yourself online.
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Cybersecurity for People Who Hate Tech: A No-Jargon Guide
Because staying safe online shouldn’t require a computer science degree.
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April 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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🔍 Product Highlight: Inside the Cyber Compass OSINT Journal
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🔍 Product Highlight: Inside the Cyber Compass OSINT Journal
This product is for educational and personal use only. It is not intended for unlawful surveillance or invasive data collection.
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April 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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A quick checklist to help with the content in our blog posts:
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April 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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April 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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New on The Cyber Compass:
Cyber 203 – How Data Brokers Are Selling You

Your clicks, habits & location are all for sale—and it’s legal. This billion-dollar industry thrives on your data.

No fear. Just facts + tools to protect yourself.

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🧠 Cyber Security 203: How Data Brokers Profit from Your Identity
And how to opt out, push back, and protect your data — UK & EU edition
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April 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM