The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published a guide which collects their recently published guidance for small businesses into one document – Cyber Security:Small Business Guide “How to improve cyber security within your organisation – quickly, easily and at low cost” and is introduced by Ciaran Martin the CEO of NCSC as follows: If…
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Alverton Hotel, Tregolls Road, Truro TR1 1ZQ, November 1st 2017, 09.30-13.00 Businesses operating in the cyber sector are invited to come to the next Future Focus Event where we are enlisting the help of three cutting edge industry experts to identify threats and opportunities in the cyber security market. We will explore how we use…
The Workshop, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter, EX4 3LS Thursday 19th October 2017 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM Register Here For those of us interested in cyber security based here in the SW, the SWCSC (a not-for-profit company working with the Police to support businesses getting to grips with cyber security) seeks to initiate a…
Gumtree has released a report examining the behaviour of scammers and victims and the reasons why fraud can be an issue for online marketplaces. In the report Professor Monica Whitty of the University of Warwick says that her work has revealed that some of the advice and warnings “don’t necessarily help protect victims or change…
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Dr Nicholas Patterson, writing in the Conversation, explains the meaning of some of the key terms within cyber security so we can help protect ourselves against some of the cyber security threats we face. Words like worm, trojan horse and zombie may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but they’re part of the reality…
The National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) has issued Guidance on increasing the protection of crowded places from a terrorist attack. Included in the guidance on page 135 is information about Cyber security including the following: Cyber Attacks Malicious Software and preventative measures Phishing and Spear phishing advice Passwords IT security and online communications Malicious Modification…