Cyche

13/04/2026

Our latest newsletter published on LinkedIn. This one is about 'shortlinks'. It's good to understand what these are, why cyber criminals use them against us, and what to do with them to stay safer.

What are they? If I go to the NAB website, I can navigate through their menu until I come to the ‘NAB Qantas Business Signature Card’ page. And the address bar at the top of the browser shows this web address: https://www.

10/03/2026

Mike from Cyche and Bora Seker from Dumb Ways to Get Hacked Podcast did a podcast together, and they had a bit of fun with it. Is this the new format coming soon to cyber that it so desperately needs?

This is a video about DWTGH Episode 51 - Comedy with Mike00:00 DWTGH Episode 51 - Comedy with Mike

10/02/2026

Apologies for what is probably my most unhinged content yet!

04/12/2025

Web Safe Staff is now called "Cyche" (pronounced like the word 'Psyche'). We help companies build their Cyber Psyche!

19/08/2025

Our latest podcast collaboration:

We've been told that people are the "weakest link" in cybersecurity. But what if the real weakness is the training itself? In this episode, I sit down with c...

05/06/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/staying-safe-from-dodgy-files-mike-ouwerkerk-csamc

I think by now most people know that cyber crims can try and hack us with files. Via email it’s usually a bit trickier to achieve, because typically there’s some scanning and blocking going on that stops nasty stuff coming through (usually, not always), but there are other ways crims can get fil...

21/05/2025

Weekly newsletter is now live. This one is about how scams make you feel, so use your gut and take a chill pill.

I find that cyber awareness knowledge is still sorely lacking across company staff and the general population, and that's an issue for spotting scams for sure, but you do actually need all that knowledge to thwart scams? My starting point for scam spotting is how they make me feel! Most of the time

07/05/2025

My podcast with Bora seker is live and can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQmoZ2HU0A

Check out the 'Dumb ways to get hacked" YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/

This was a lot of fun, and I got to bang on about my favourite topic as usual!

Your go-to channel for cybersecurity that's actually fun! Join Mick Snotsecure and IT veteran Bora Seker on "Dumb Ways to Get Hacked" for weekly episodes packed with real-world tips, expert interviews, and a community of digital defenders. Let's make the internet safer, one laugh at a time! ...

06/05/2025

Coming soon - a podcast I did with Bora seker on "Dumb ways to get hacked".

This was a lot of fun, and we delved into some cold hard truths about where the blame really lies when people get tricked.

Preview attached below, full video coming out Wednesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWyyJo42-uM

"It sucks. It's not fair." The frustration around cybersecurity costs is real. But avoidance is not a strategy. 🚨 Cybersecurity expert Michael Ouwerkerk ack...