Author Archives: Marketing South West CSC

Tech Gathering – 25/01/2021

The January Tech Gathering will shine a spotlight on a new collaborative project taking place between three organisations based in Bristol, Exeter and Northern Devon. Backed by funding from the Innovate UK Sustainable Innovation Fund, the SupplyDevon project uses machine learning and A.I. to connect businesses with local suppliers, benefiting the local economy and reducing carbon emissions. The project is…

Real and Present Maritime Cyber Security Challenges for Ship Operators, Insurers and Lawyers – 20/01/2021

Cyber-SHIP Lab Webinar: Real and present maritime cyber security challenges for ship operators, insurers and lawyers Time: 9 March 2021, 14:00 UK time Description: What are the realistic cyber security threats confronting ship operators? And what are the implications for their insurance, their insurers, and lawyers on all sides? Join our panel as we embark…

Working from home considerations – Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Insecure Remote Working Due to recent developments regarding the Coronavirus, employees are increasingly working remotely. Organisations in this situation should consider the cyber security implications of increased remote working. Below are some considerations on staying secure whilst working remotely. Advice Phishing Phishing/Spear phishing/Business Email Compromise remains a huge threat to organisations. Ensure that staff remain…

Cyber 101 business skills bootcamp comes to Exeter: 15th March 2019 – 04/03/2019

Cyber 101: Business skills Bootcamps for cyber security startups and scaleups. Location: Exeter Science Park, 6 Babbage Way, Clyst Honiton, Exeter EX5 2FN Date: 15 March 2019 Time: 08:30 – 17:30 Find out how you can apply What is Cyber 101? Cyber 101 is a national programme running until March 2021 as part of Department…

Tory Party Conference breach raises questions around application security

The recent Tory Party conference event app breach where MPs numbers were revealed, raises important questions around event App security and whether apps undergo effective security testing. In their report Event App Security – is it taken seriously? Krowdthink talk about the  surprising findings of Security Intelligence when they scanned a generic set of mobile…

Cyber intelligence report – software development company breached

The South West Police Regional Cyber Crime Unit (RCCU) are reporting that a software development company suffered a network intrusion which resulted in the theft of intellectual property. The attackers used stolen credit cards to purchase the software and combined this with API keys which had accidentally been leaked on Github, a software development platform,…