FOR more than 20 years, Craig Ford, cofounder and executive director of Cyber Unicorns, has worked to help protect government and private organisations from the constant bombardment of cyber attacks, a problem that is continuing to increase at an unstoppable pace. We all see high-profile breaches like Qantas, Optus, Medibank and so many more every day. Statistically, every eight minutes, there is another one, many we never hear about, but it is nonstop and is a threat that we all need to take note of.
Cyber Unicorns was born from Craig’s passion to help educate everyday people on how to stay safe in the digital world we all live in. “Educating everyday people is the key to helping solve this constant threat. We need mums and dads, kids, seniors and just everyday people to take their online safety seriously. They need to educate themselves on how to do the right thing.”
To do this, Cyber Unicorns – Craig and his team have launched the Cyber Unicorns mobile app that gives you access to video lessons, articles, how to guides and podcasts to help you all learn without all the jargon and all the technical mumbo jumbo. This app is designed to be your one-stop resource, your guide in learning how to tighten up your security on social media, passwords and so much more. There are paid subscriptions for $99 a year for Mums and Dads, Seniors, Kids and a General package for everyone in between.
SMB’s can sign up for $499 a year, which includes a one-on-one consult with one of the Cyber Unicorns team to help you get your business on track as far as cyber security best practices. This doesn’t need to be complicated; it just needs to work, it needs to help you learn how to keep yourself safer and do the basics well.
To show how important an issue this is to Craig and Cyber Unicorns, they have also created a free Basics subscription that anyone can sign up for via the cyberunicorns.com.au website to help them learn the bare basics. It’s 100 per cent free with no catch. “We wanted to provide the Basic subscription for free because learning how to be safer in this digital world is as important as learning how to ride a bike or learning to drive a car. It can’t be ignored by society anymore; there is too much of a risk to our everyday lives if we don’t at least have a basic understanding. Let us help you get that, even if it’s a free account and we make no money from it.”
You can get the app on the Cyber Unicorns website for either Android or iOS. You can also head over to your device’s app store (Play Store for Android or App Store for iOS/Apple) and search for Cyber Unicorns to find the app to download. Do yourself a huge favour and get the app. Learn how to protect yourself, but don’t stop there. Once you do share it with your family, share it with friends and your work colleagues. Help Craig and Cyber Unicorns help as many people as possible.
