The Awareness Angle: Cyber Security Awareness and Human Risk

This week on The Awareness Angle, Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew untangle the week’s biggest cybersecurity themes—from silent data breaches to AI tool mishaps and the slow-moving train of regulatory change. Whether it’s government policies, scam trends, or workplace surveillance, this episode covers the tensions between safety, privacy, and the real-world consequences of overlooked vulnerabiliti...

This week on The Awareness Angle: Interviews , Anthony is joined by Harley Sugarman, co-founder of Anagram Security , a company taking a fresh, no-nonsense approach to security awareness. Think short, sharp challenges, real behaviour change, and zero tolerance for checkbox compliance. We talk about why so much training still misses the mark—and how Harley’s background (which involves a surprising...

This week on The Awareness Angle , Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew dig into everything from dodgy data startups to accidental database wipes by AI tools. Whether it’s passwords, passkeys, or privacy, this episode covers the real-world risks that slip through the cracks of digital life—and what security professionals can learn from them. 🔍 Farnsworth Intelligence & $50 Breach Data – A sketchy...

This week on The Awareness Angle , Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew dive into some of the most unexpected and revealing cyber stories of the week. From job offers to gym selfies to your dog’s microchip, this week’s stories prove no part of daily life is off-limits to cyber risk. 📸 Fitness App Photo Leak – A design flaw exposed thousands of users’ near-nude progress pics. We talk about the risks o...

This week on The Awareness Angle Interviews , Anthony chats with Lori Steuart—a cybersecurity marketer with a passion for storytelling, content that resonates, and turning awareness from a box-tick into something people actually care about. From synthesisers to password managers, from yoga habits to ransomware planning, Lori brings a refreshingly human and honest perspective to what makes security...

This week on The Awareness Angle , Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew dive into a week full of sharp turns—from a teen hacker forcing Microsoft to rethink its bounty program, to hackers hijacking a decades-old video game to take control of PCs. Also in the mix: 64 million job seekers exposed by a single password, suspicious Google Ads requests, Instagram flannel cons, and a football kit nod to Bletc...

This week on The Awareness Angle , Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew unpack everything from text scams and AI scrapers to school shutdowns and insider threats. It’s a mix of the strange, the serious, and the preventable, plus a few thoughts on whether changing the Blue Screen of Death was really necessary. Episode note - In this episode, we mention that 26,000 public sector devices were lost or sto...

This week on The Awareness Angle Interviews… Anthony sits down with AJ King, a UX researcher and behavioural science expert, to explore what it really takes to change security behaviour. Forget check-the-box training and flashy nudges—this episode gets into the messy, human side of behaviour change, why habits are hard to break, and how your gym routine might just explain why people keep clicking...

This week on The Awareness Angle, Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew break down the biggest cyber stories, from smishing attacks in car parks to leaked US military secrets on gaming forums. It’s all about what slipped through the cracks, and what to watch for next. 🛡️ Mass Claims & M&S Breach – Legal firms swarm the M&S data breach. Who really benefits: victims or opportunists? 🎮 Nexus...

This week on The Awareness Angle, Anthony Davis and Luke Pettigrew explore a special episode on what it really takes to build meaningful cybersecurity awareness, as part of preparing for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 📢 Beyond the Poster Campaign – Open communication channels and positive reinforcement are key to building trust and encouraging people to speak up. 🏆 Recognize What’s Working – Hig...

This week on The Awareness Angle Interviews… Anthony sits down with Terry McCorkle, co-founder of PhishCloud, to rethink everything you think you know about phishing training. From military discipline to startup innovation, Terry brings decades of experience—and strong opinions—on what’s broken in phishing awareness, and how real-time data and human-first thinking can fix it. 🐟 Why Phishing Simul...

This week, The Awareness Angle dives into NHS breaches, dodgy shortcut files, and why fake CAPTCHAs are the new phishing frontier. 🧑‍⚕️ NHS Professionals Breached – Attackers spent 13 months undetected inside the UK’s largest NHS staffing agency. We break down how they got in, why Active Directory matters, and what took so long to tell anyone. 🖥️ Shortcut Files Can Bite – Microsoft warns that LNK...

This week, The Awareness Angle celebrates a big win—taking home two awards at InfoSecurity Europe ! Anthony and Luke dive into a packed episode covering everything from retail breaches to the shifting world of passwordless authentication. 🏬 Retail Under Attack – From North Face to Cartier and M&S, cyber incidents continue to rock the retail sector. M&S now faces a class action lawsuit over a majo...

This week on The Awareness Angle Interviews… Anthony sits down with Sara Carty, the founder of UNBORING, to explore why so much cybersecurity marketing feels stale—and what we can do to change it. From drama school to startup life, Sara’s journey is anything but conventional, and her marketing approach is bold, honest, and refreshingly human. 🎭 From Drama to Data Breaches – Sara shares how her ba...

In this episode of The Awareness Angle , Anthony and Luke unpack a fresh wave of cybersecurity stories affecting both individuals and organisations: 🛍️ Retailers in the Firing Line – Major high-street brands are once again the target of serious cyber incidents, raising questions about resilience in the sector. 🎭 Social Engineering Stays on Top – From fake IT support to urgent command prompts, att...

This week, The Awareness Angle hits its 30th episode milestone—and we’re marking it with a deep dive into the latest in cybersecurity, awareness, and digital risk: 🎉 30 Episodes In – A huge thank you to our growing community! We reflect on how far we’ve come and why your feedback keeps this show thriving. 💥 £300M Cyber Hit for M&S – We unpack the staggering cost of the retailer’s recent brea...

This week on The Awareness Angle Interviews … Anthony has a brilliant chat with Amy Stokes-Waters from The Cyber Escape Room Co. They talk about ditching dull training, making awareness genuinely fun, and how escape rooms, storytelling, and a bit of chaos can actually change behaviour. Loads of laughs, loads of good ideas, and a few dodgy password stories thrown in—plus the occasional strong word...

This week on The Awareness Angle, we break down the biggest stories in cybersecurity, awareness, and human risk: 🖥️ Windows 10 Lives On – Microsoft has extended support until 2028, giving users and IT teams more breathing room before the jump to Windows 11. 🎮 Steam Account Scare – Reports of leaked accounts raised alarms, but no sensitive info was exposed. Still, it’s a reminder of the real-world...

This week on The Awareness Angle, we dive into some of the latest developments shaping cybersecurity, human risk, and digital trust: 🏆 Podcast Nominated! – The Awareness Angle is up for two industry awards—thank you for the support! 🛍️ Retail Cyber Incidents – Both M&S and Co-op are dealing with serious cyber issues, but the silence is raising more questions than answers. 🎙️ AI Voice Scams on...

This week on The Awareness Angle: Interviews , Anthony sits down with Jasmine Eskenzi, founder of The Zensory, for a fascinating conversation about how mindfulness, neuroscience, and emotional intelligence are transforming cybersecurity from the inside out. This episode dives into the often overlooked human side of security—how stress, distraction, and burnout make us more vulnerable and how tools...

This week on The Awareness Angle, we break down the top cybersecurity stories and trends shaping user behaviour and business risks: 🏪 Retailers Under Fire – Major UK retailers are being hit with cyber incidents, reminding us how exposed even high street giants can be. 📞 The 159 Scam Hotline – A simple, underused number offers a secure route to contact your bank and stop fraud in its tracks. 📱 W...

This week on The Awareness Angle, we dive into the biggest cybersecurity and privacy stories making waves: 🏬 Marks & Spencer Cyber Incident – A payment system disruption shows how fragile customer trust can be during cyber events. 🖥️ Zoom Remote Control Exploit – Hackers are exploiting a feature to take control of systems, proof that even productivity tools carry hidden risks. 📧 Gmail OAuth...

This week marks the launch of a new recurring format within The Awareness Angle podcast—Interviews—where we sit down with voices shaping the future of human risk and security awareness. In this episode, Anthony kicks off the series with the brilliant Erin Gallagher from Fastly for a candid conversation about reshaping security awareness from the ground up. Forget the old playbook—Erin shares how s...

This week on The Awareness Angle, we break down the biggest stories in cybersecurity and digital risk, from funding gaps to privacy concerns and scam tactics you need to know about: 🛠️ CVE Scores & Funding Gaps – We look at how Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) help teams prioritise security fixes—and why the system’s financial future is under serious strain. 📉 4chan’s Fall – The si...

This week on The Awareness Angle, we dive into the latest cybersecurity themes, evolving risks, and fresh insights shaping the industry: 💡 Cyber Awareness Matters – As threats evolve, so must our approach. We explore why traditional training isn’t enough and how a 70% drop in phishing click rates shows what’s possible. 🧠 Mental Health in Cybersecurity – Burnout is real. We highlight some innovat...