Category Archives: News

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,…

SWCSC 2nd CyberSec Professionals Networking Meeting – 03/07/2018

The Loft, Plymouth, PL4 0DN Wednesday 18th July 2018 6.30pm-8.30pm Entry fee: £10.00 to cover costs Register here Why cyber people undervalue information! Nigel Jones, CEO of the IAAC, the Information Assurance Advisory Council. A deliberately provocative title that will open up an interesting debate around the cyber function and its business value and will…

Cyber Security Training for HR professionals – 06/06/2018

Cyber Security Awareness Training for HR professionals 7th June 2018 Exeter Science Park Centre, EX5 2FN Book tickets here Facilitated by the South West Cyber Security Cluster (SWCSC) in association with Devon and Cornwall Police, the Devon and Cornwall Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner and with the support of the Devon and Cornwall…

Vulnerabilities -Meltdown and Spectre

Meltdown and Spectre – Why you need to know about them At the beginning of 2018 some new vulnerabilities, called Meltdown and Spectre  were discovered which effect the majority of modern computer processors. These vulnerabilities potentially allow programs to steal data that is currently being processed on the computer. This could be passwords, emails, photos…

Cyber Security Training for HR professionals – 12/03/2018

Cyber Security Awareness Training for HR professionals Thursday 17 May 2018, 09:00 –13.30 Wednesday 23rd May 2018, 12.30 – 17.00 Exeter Science Park Centre, EX5 2FN Book tickets for 17th May here Book tickets for 23rd May here Facilitated by the South West Cyber Security Cluster (SWCSC) in association with Devon and Cornwall Police, the…