{"id":28786,"date":"2026-06-10T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/?page_id=28786"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:46:12","slug":"spammers-and-scammers-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/spammers-and-scammers-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Spammers &#038; Scammers 2026 with @AnIlluminatus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28786\" class=\"elementor elementor-28786\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a7c140 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41a7c140\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10883e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10883e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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Protection: Why Securus Belongs at the Core of Every Modern SME Security Strategy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e305c7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e305c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f57e669 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f57e669\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446c1fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"446c1fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iainfraser.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/smartmockups_lmkmme8i-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29026\" alt=\"smartmockups_lmkmme8i\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/smartmockups_lmkmme8i-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/smartmockups_lmkmme8i-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/smartmockups_lmkmme8i-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/smartmockups_lmkmme8i.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Image Credit: IfOnlyCommunications<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c2064 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a4c2064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fba8e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26fba8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=rv%2fnShY4wLA&#038;offerid=572706.47&#038;subid=0&#038;type=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/nordvpn-internet-security-privacy-relipaxyqawaqksc50pdwo7qqkvyshutlw3mi11kzo.png\" title=\"nordvpn-internet-security-privacy\" alt=\"nordvpn-internet-security-privacy\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b7278f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"28b7278f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Helping Keep Small Business CYBERSafe!<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Monday 8 June 2026 at 09:00 CET<\/p>\n<p>Page Developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theiainfraser\">Iain Fraser<\/a> &#8211; Cybersecurity Journalist<br \/>\nand Investigative Journalist, Ethical Hacker &amp; Investigator @<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anilluminatus\">AnIlluminatus<br \/>\n<\/a>If you are the victim of a business scam get in touch with us at <a href=\"mailto:anilluminatus@iainfraser.net\">anilluminatus@iainfraser.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#CyberJourno #ScamBaiter #ScamAlert #FraudPrevention #Phishing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cdf1ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15cdf1ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ef1818 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63ef1818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2516bf24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2516bf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.nordpass.io\/aff_c?offer_id=488&#038;aff_id=125672&#038;url_id=9356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nord-Pass.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24870\" alt=\"Nord Pass\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578c2bc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"578c2bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683501da elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"683501da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Scammers &amp; Spammers &#8211; Praemonitus praemunitus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s time to fight back!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is where <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=sme+cyber+insights&amp;sca_esv=18809f7635659a0e&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=911&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n68dL6jr6vWVuKY_UVU5rWRAQ8VXg%3A1781091486534&amp;ei=nkwpaselINrd7_UPopq1uAk&amp;gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0LLc0MsrNqUo3YLRSMahIMUhOSjMzMEm2MDJMTkqzMqgwNUgzNTdPSbM0Nky0MDe29BIqzk1VSK5MSi1SyMwrzkzPKCkGAAOoFhg&amp;oq=sme+cyber+&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiCnNtZSBjeWJlciAqAggDMgQQIxgnMgQQIxgnMgQQIxgnMgoQLhjHARivARgnMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyCxAAGIAEGIoFGJECMgsQABiABBiKBRiRAjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yFxAuGMcBGK8BGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAE2AEBSIIyUPIHWKEacAF4AJABAJgB8AKgAYMLqgEHMC44LjAuMbgBAcgBAPgBAZgCB6ACzBvCAgcQIxiwAxgnwgIHEAAYHhiwA8ICDhAAGIAEGIoFGIYDGLADwgIIEAAY7wUYsAPCAgsQABiJBRiiBBiwA8ICChAjGIAEGIoFGCeYAwCIBgGQBgi6BgYIARABGBSSBwcxLjUuOC0xoAeaUrIHAzAuNbgHrgXCBwUzLTYuMcgHboAIAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SME Cyber Insights<\/a><\/strong> tracks the lies, the lures, the lazy copy-and-paste cons, and the more polished social engineering campaigns that keep landing in British inboxes.<\/p>\n<p>We have been exposing scams, spam campaigns, phishing attempts, impersonation fraud, and every other flavour of cyber-enabled nonsense for one simple reason: UK SMEs are still being targeted at industrial scale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This page brings that work together in one place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It also reflects something more hands-on. Through the good offices of @<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anilluminatus\">AnIlluminatus<\/a>, our dedicated investigator, we do not just observe scams from a safe distance. We dig into them, trace the methods, document the patterns, and, where it helps, deploy @<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anilluminatus\">AnIlluminatus<\/a> as a live #ScamBaiter to show exactly how these operators work.<\/p>\n<p>That matters because scams aimed at SMEs are rarely random. They are well-timed, persuasive, and designed to catch busy finance teams, overstretched directors, and staff with too much on their plate. A fake invoice, a spoofed supplier email, or a WhatsApp message from a supposed boss can become a genuine business problem very quickly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So yes, it is time to fight back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are here to expose scammers, call out spamming inbox vermin, highlight the tricks, show the patterns, and help SMEs spot the warning signs before damage is done. And when a business has already been caught out, we will point to the best-practice steps that help contain the mess, recover properly, and make the next attempt much harder to land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2469d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d2469d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174a370d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"174a370d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2dd817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b2dd817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iainfraser.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IF_Writer_Tweet-300x199.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29061\" alt=\"IF_Writer_Tweet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IF_Writer_Tweet-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IF_Writer_Tweet.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: IfOnlyCommunications<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c9fa10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c9fa10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aae66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"1aae66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>ABOUT IAIN FRASER \u2013 <\/strong>I am a Gibraltar based, Accredited Journalist, Authority Writer &amp; Publisher of SME Cyber Insights based in Gibraltar and have specialised in Cybersecurity for 20+ years and report throughout Europe &amp; the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to my work on SME Cybersecurity; I work with some of the world\u2019s leading technology and cybersecurity companies, translating complex technical expertise into credible narratives that build authority. As an accredited cybersecurity journalist, I create thought leadership, research-driven articles, blog management, compliance and privacy content, and authority-building campaigns that help cybersecurity vendors earn trust, clarify their expertise, and stand out in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Me: LinkedIn Bio: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/iainfraserjournalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IainFraserJournalist<\/a> | Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iainfraser.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IfOnlyCommunications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c68d6bb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c68d6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:iain@iainfraser.net\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HIRE ME! \/...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc3700 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4dc3700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6682ebe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6682ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bf804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9bf804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iainfraser.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hacker-with-laptop_compressed-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29075\" alt=\"hacker-with-laptop_compressed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hacker-with-laptop_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hacker-with-laptop_compressed-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hacker-with-laptop_compressed-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hacker-with-laptop_compressed-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hacker-with-laptop_compressed-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: IfOnlyCommunications<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8acae3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8acae3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046872d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"046872d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>ABOUT AN ILLUMINATUS<\/strong> &#8211; Seasoned, Edinburgh born Investigative Journalist, Ethical Hacker &amp; Investigator &amp; now Head Scam Hunter with the CYBERInsights Team @SME_Cyber<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCAMMER WARNING! If you are at it &#8211; We are on to you!<\/strong> We will find you, expose you and report you to the relecant Law Enforcement Authority &#8211; In other words we will take you down &#8211; Literally!<br \/>\nBeen the Victim of an Online Scammer? <a href=\"anilluminatus@iainfraser.net\">Click to Get in touch!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#ScamAlert #FacebookScam #eBayScam #ScamBaiter #ScamHunter #Scam #Fightback<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c74e406 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c74e406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500c3357 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"500c3357\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db45205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db45205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/robot-7768527_1280-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19834\" alt=\"CYBERInsights | Practical Small Business Cybersecurity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/robot-7768527_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/robot-7768527_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/robot-7768527_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/robot-7768527_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: IfOnlyCommunications<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33142fc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33142fc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768c34a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"768c34a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h4>UK Small Business Owner? Join SMECyber Free Now! &amp; Access the SME Cyber Forum &#8211; Read, Learn, Engage, Share &#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>The Latest <strong>SME<\/strong> Cybersecurity News, Threat Intelligence &amp; Analysis, Timely Scam Alerts, Best-practice Compliance, Mitigation &amp; Resources specifically curated for UK Based <strong>SMEs<\/strong> in a Single Weekly Email direct to your Inbox or Smart Device together with Unrestricted Free Access to our entire <strong>SME<\/strong> Cyber Knowledge &amp; Tutorial Library.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce667a2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ce667a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/inner-sanctum-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More \/...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c563d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c563d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6236f3de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6236f3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eca372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31eca372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=rv%2fnShY4wLA&#038;offerid=572706.44&#038;subid=0&#038;type=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nord_logo_1.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-19860\" alt=\"Nord_logo_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e36c4fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e36c4fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb285f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"7bb285f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>What is a VPN &amp; Does my SME Need one?<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/26\/special-feature-vpn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VPN<\/strong><\/a> is a Virtual Private Network a method of securing your communications credentials. 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