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…
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Overview Durgan from SecureArm outlined the development of the cyber insurance market during this months SWCSC network meeting. Stats In 2019, 11% of businesses had some kind of cyber insurance (99% payout) In 2020, 80% breached of businesses were breached, with 1 SME (small or medium enterprise) compromised every 90 seconds One third of UK…
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…
Vince from Heart of South West Local Enterprise Partnership (SW LEP) held a discussion about SW LEP on this months SWCSC Network Meeting. He signposted the development of the regional Digital Strategy. The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership is one of 38 LEPs in England. Their purpose is to lead and influence…
Overview During the South West Cyber Security Cluster Network Meeting in January 2021, Deborah Watson from Gradsouthwest outlined activities relating to the cyber community in the SW. Gradsouthwest is the graduate job board for south west England. Since 2001 they have specialised in advertising vacancies to students and graduates who want to work in the…
SWCSC is helping to manage this event, the 14th in a series of successful cyber security conferences with the emphasis on bringing together the cyber security community in South West UK. This years event will focus on the three SWCSC themes of: Protection – for your business Skills – for your current and future cyber…
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 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…
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…
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,…