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Phishing. Understanding the Threat and How to Prevent It

October: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024 Phishing. Understanding the Threat and How to Prevent It In today’s increasingly digital world, the education sector is a growing target for cybercriminals, especially through phishing attacks. With colleges, and universities holding sensitive data, such as personal information, financial records, and research data, they have become prime targets for […]

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What is in store for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus in 2025

What is in store for Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus in 2025 Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus is a vital security framework for the Education sector, not only for ensuring basic security measures are in place but also for funding and contract requirements. In today’s digital world, the education sector is increasingly reliant […]

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Keeping Hackers at Bay

October: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024 Keeping Hackers at Bay: The Power of Strong Passwords and MFA Passwords Creating strong passwords is one of the most effective ways to protect your online accounts and personal information from cyber threats. Passwords should be long, strong, and unique. You should be aiming for at least 12 – […]

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Strengthening Cyber Defences

October: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024 Why Security Awareness and Training is Essential Cyber threats are growing in frequency and sophistication, making it crucial for organisations to prioritise security awareness and training. While technology such as firewalls, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems are important, they are not foolproof. Human error remains the leading cause […]

h2g2 Episode 8: It’s a Zero Trust game

A Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Developing a Cyber Security Roadmap for Executive Leaders In this blog series, I am looking at steps that your organisation can take to build a roadmap for navigating the complex world of cyber security and improving your cyber security posture. There’s plenty of technical advice out there for […]

h2g2 Episode 7: Known unknowns

A Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Developing a Cyber Security Roadmap for Executive Leaders In this blog series, I am looking at steps that your organisation can take to build a roadmap for navigating the complex world of cyber security and improving your cyber security posture. There’s plenty of technical advice out there for […]

h2g2 Episode 6: A stitch in space and time

A Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Developing a Cyber Security Roadmap for Executive Leaders In this blog series, I am looking at steps that your organisation can take to build a roadmap for navigating the complex world of cyber security and improving your cyber security posture. There’s plenty of technical advice out there for […]

h2g2 Episode 5: Data, data, everywhere

A Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Developing a Cyber Security Roadmap for Executive Leaders In this blog series, I am looking at steps that your organisation can take to build a roadmap for navigating the complex world of cyber security and improving your cyber security posture. There’s plenty of technical advice out there for […]

Progress on Jisc Security Operations Centre (SOC)

We’re excited to share an update on our journey to develop a robust Security Operations Centre (SOC) for the education and research sector!   Active Collaboration with Proof of Concept Partners: As of April, we’ve officially partnered with five HE and FE institutions for a Proof of Concept (PoC) of our Security Centre. These institutions […]

A Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Episode 4

A Hitch-Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Developing a Cyber Security Roadmap for Executive Leaders In this blog series, I am looking at steps that your organisation can take to build a roadmap for navigating the complex world of cyber security and improving your cyber security posture. There’s plenty of technical advice out there for […]