Eriu Technology · Security Awareness
Security, in plain English.
Short, story-led briefings on the threats that actually hit small businesses — no jargon, no scare-selling, just what the attack is and how you lock it out. Awareness and defence only.
The Briefings
Wurzel & the One Night
One night, one tin robot, one very long list.
Behind the scenes: how Eriu Technology was set up in a single night, told as an Arabian Nights tale.
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Plug & Prey
It looks like a mouse. It types like an intruder.
The USB stick you found outside work, and why plugging it in is the whole attack. BadUSB / HID-injection, in plain English.
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Free Wi-Fi, Dear Price
The network with no password has no conscience.
The Faustian pact at the departure gate — evil-twin hotspots, what they can read, and why you never bank on public Wi-Fi.
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Wire & Deceit
The invoice was real. The bank details weren't.
How business email compromise quietly reroutes your money — and the one phone call that stops it.
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The Phish & Chips
One click, and the chips are down.
How a single convincing email hands over the keys — and how to spot it before you click.
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Held to Ransom
Your files, locked. Your backup, untested.
How ransomware takes a business hostage — and why the backup you've never restored is just a prayer.
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Keys to the Kingdom
One password, every door.
Why reusing passwords hands over everything — and why MFA is the cheapest insurance you'll ever buy.
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The Voice on the Phone
It sounded exactly like the boss. It wasn't.
AI voice-clones and deepfakes have given CEO fraud a human voice — here's how not to be fooled.
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The Leaving Do
They left in March. Their logins didn't.
The accounts, keys and access that outlive an employee — and why offboarding is a security job, not just HR's.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Breach
They didn't hack the cloud. They logged in as you.
Microsoft 365 and Google account takeover — and the 'approve this app' box that hands over the keys.
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Shadow IT
The tools you don't know you're using.
Every app a staff member signs up for holds a piece of your business — here's how to see the ones you can't.
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Patch or Perish
The update you keep snoozing.
Why 'remind me tomorrow' leaves a door open at the back of the house — and how to stop the snooze.
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The Lost Laptop
Nicked from the car in ninety seconds.
A lost laptop is an inconvenience if it's encrypted — and a data breach if it isn't.
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The Smart Office
The printer has a password. It's still 'admin'.
Printers, cameras and routers are full computers on your network — and the ones nobody ever secures.
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GDPR for the Terrified
The law, minus the fear and the consultants.
What data protection actually asks of a small Irish business — in plain words, without the jargon.
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