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Cybercy Group Your comprehensive solution for Data Protection, Cyber Security, and AI Enablement.

Cybercy Group – Your comprehensive solution for Data Protection, Cyber Security, and AI Enablement. We enable clients to accelerate their business success through simplified compliance frameworks and AI enablement, providing effective risk management to evade or eliminate malicious or accidental cyber security risks – with the overall objective to:
• Protect client and employee data
• Simplify your risk assessments
• Reduce your risks
• Support to demonstrate your Privacy & Cyber Security position
For a no-commitment conversation about any GDPR, Cyber Security, or AI enablement concerns, contact us to arrange a convenient time to talk.

Microsoft has warned that AI agents could be the next insider threat to business security.As companies introduce AI agen...
21/10/2026

Microsoft has warned that AI agents could be the next insider threat to business security.

As companies introduce AI agents to automate tasks and access systems, Microsoft is urging them to think about the security implications.

This is a message we fully support.

AI agents can make decisions and carry out multiple actions independently, often at extraordinary speed so if an agent has enough access, a mistake (or attack) could cause significant damage - before anyone notices.

Microsoft's warning is an interesting development, but our view is that the fundamentals of good cyber security are your start point.

Access controls, accountability, monitoring and oversight should be built into any AI implementation from the start.

Heed the warning from Microsoft - then look at these fundamentals to help protect your business.

Need help - just message us.

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We kicked off Birmingham Tech Week with an early start as Sunny and Arun attended the Leadership Breakfast.Some great an...
19/10/2026

We kicked off Birmingham Tech Week with an early start as Sunny and Arun attended the Leadership Breakfast.

Some great and interesting conversations with AI adoption being an early recurring theme.

It'll be really interesting to see if that theme continues during the whole week.

There was also a slightly surreal moment finding several copies of Brumbiz Birmingham Business magazine with Sunny on the cover!

It's Birmingham Tech Week this week!This week sees a series of events and discussions in the region and the Cybercy team...
19/10/2026

It's Birmingham Tech Week this week!

This week sees a series of events and discussions in the region and the Cybercy team are here for it.

We'll be sharing pictures and thoughts during the week so stay tuned.

Let us know which events you're going to - we may see you there!




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Should you trust documents you give to your AI?For most AI users, uploading documents like emails or PDFs is an everyday...
16/10/2026

Should you trust documents you give to your AI?

For most AI users, uploading documents like emails or PDFs is an everyday task - and the AI reads the text.

It reads everything - whether you can see it or not - and that brings with it a risk.

Prompt injection is where hidden or cleverly worded instructions inside content steer an AI tool into doing something its user never intended - exposing data or performing in ways that compromise your security.

An AI model has no distinction between data and instructions, so prompt injection may never be totally mitigated.

Our advice - treat anything an AI tool reads from outside your business as untrusted and only give the tool access it genuinely needs.

Add in human oversight and you'll limit the damage a prompt-injection attack can do.

Follow for more practical tips to protect your data when using AI.




Get in touch:
📱 +44 0330 133 0133 (UK)
📱 +971 5864 90133 (UAE)
📧 [email protected]

With everyone focused on AI, it's easy to forget that the most effective cyber attacks still use something very analogue...
14/10/2026

With everyone focused on AI, it's easy to forget that the most effective cyber attacks still use something very analogue...

You.

Social engineering has been around for decades - criminals manipulating people into revealing information or granting access to systems.

For all the advances in technology, that approach still works.

If anything, AI is making it more powerful with phishing emails that are more convincing and voices cloned to impersonate colleagues.

The underlying psychology remains much the same.

People are still inclined to trust familiar voices, respond to urgent requests and follow instructions from someone they believe has authority.

If you've diverted your focus onto AI development, make sure you keep one eye on awareness training too.

Get in touch:
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📧 [email protected]

Did you know this?Two people in the same company can use the same AI tool and get VERY different protection levels for t...
12/10/2026

Did you know this?
Two people in the same company can use the same AI tool and get VERY different protection levels for their data.

Take ChatGPT as an example (although most work like this).

OpenAI says data from its Business and Enterprise plans is not used to train its models by default.

Personal Free, Plus and Pro accounts work differently.

Conversations can be used to improve the models - unless the user switches that off in their data controls (i.e. its generally switched on default).

It's easy for staff to use a personal account for work tasks, often because it's just quicker than asking for a company one.

The problem is that then company information sits under consumer terms for its use.

The other AI providers have their own rules - and they do change - so it's a good idea to regularly check the Ts and Cs of the tools you use.

But more importantly...

Do you actually know which type of account your team is logging into?

Need help?
Just drop us a message.



Get in touch:
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📧 [email protected]

09/10/2026

Read all about it!

Great to see our CEO Sunny Vara on the cover of this month's Birmingham Business magazine.

With October being Cyber Security Awareness month and the city getting ready for Birmingham Tech Week, there was only one choice for the front cover!

It's a really good article too - Sunny shares his story so far and some insights into what's next for Cybercy.

There are also some exclusive 'hot-of-the-press' mentions of a couple of initiatives soon to be launched that will have a big impact in the region...

Thanks to Henry Carpenter and the team at Birmingham Business Magazine for the hard work and great feature.

You can get a digital copy of the magazine here:
https://www.birminghambiz.co.uk/images/Magazine/BirminghamBusiness.pdf?v=5a09ba67e3b89f5a

Brumbiz Sunny Vara

Let us know what you think!

We’re getting better at spotting suspicious emails, but cyber criminals know it, so they're pivoting methods.Verizon rec...
05/10/2026

We’re getting better at spotting suspicious emails, but cyber criminals know it, so they're pivoting methods.

Verizon recently simulated mobile social engineering attacks (voice and text) and found a success rate 40% higher than email-based simulations.

40% is a huge difference, but think about this...

If you get an email notification on your PC, do you check it straight away? Probably not.

If you get a text or WhatsApp notification? You're much more likely to check it more quickly.

That in-built 'urgency' is what makes it a great way to attack.

A text that appears to come from your boss asking you to quickly deal with something? Or a WhatsApp message claiming to be from a colleague who needs help?

They feel much more immediate and the stats show they're more effective.

We should all expect more phishing attempts to come via mobile - think like a hacker.


Get in touch:
📱 +44 0330 133 0133 (UK)
📱 +971 5864 90133 (UAE)
📧 [email protected]

This week, Cybercy celebrated 9 years in business and looking back it's amazing how much has changed.Back then, most of ...
02/10/2026

This week, Cybercy celebrated 9 years in business and looking back it's amazing how much has changed.

Back then, most of us were still using Windows 7, GDPR hadn't arrived and ChatGPT was 5 years away.

In 2018, GDPR placed the personal information businesses held front and centre.

In 2020, home working arrived, bringing challenges around access and own devices.

In 2022, ChatGPT launched, and started the journey of AI into everyday working life.

Cybercy itself has expanded, and now helps businesses in UK, Europe, the Gulf region and beyond.

A lot has changed, but the fundamentals of awareness, ownership, visibility and resilience are the same as they were back then.

As we celebrate 9 years, we'd like to say 'thank you' to our clients, colleagues and partners for the trust you’ve placed in us - we look forward to helping you with whatever comes next.

9 years - what's been the biggest change you've seen?
Get in touch:
📱 +44 0330 133 0133 (UK)
📱 +971 5864 90133 (UAE)
📧 [email protected]

Almost every client we speak to has a backup (you probably do too).But how often have you tested it to check it works?Do...
30/09/2026

Almost every client we speak to has a backup (you probably do too).

But how often have you tested it to check it works?

Do you just assume the backup process works?

Here are 3 things to do today:

- Check you can recover a file.
- Find out how long a full restore would take.
- Check you've updated the backup to include your new AI developments.

If you had a ransomware attack and you needed it, it may be too late to find out.

A tested backup, separate from your main system, that covers all your current data is a must-have basic.

Ask yourself - when did you last run a recovery test?
Get in touch:
📱 +44 0330 133 0133 (UK)
📱 +971 5864 90133 (UAE)
📧 [email protected]

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