Cyber Awareness Month and Cybersecurity ABCs
In this month’s webinar, we debate whether an awareness month is a good thing and the difference between awareness and training. Our members also discuss human issues in cyber security, engagement in awareness campaigns and the possibility of behavioural change. For this month’s Bookclub+, we are joined by authors Adrian Davis and Bruce Hallas, as […]
National and Regional Approaches to Cyber Security
In this webinar, we reflect on our work as the YCSC by looking at cyber security regionally and nationally. We focus on our key pillars of eco-systems, skills and growth. Our Co-Founder, Melanie Oldham MBE, takes us through the national cyber security strategy, reflecting on her experience as a UKC3 director. Then, steering committee member […]
CyBOK, the Skills Gap, and Cyber Professionals
Hosted by cyber security director Stuart Coulson, this webinar explores the cyber security industry in detail, looking at the CyBOK, skills and industry professionals. We also delve into Cyber Room 404, where Gary suggests banning Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In the news this month, Facebook announces their ‘Meta’ rebrand and MI5/6 strike an intelligence […]
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
In this webinar, we explore disaster recovery and business continuity including a people perspective, risk management and an in-depth case study. We ask, could you be next? How can you do to prepare? and what should you do when disaster strikes? Then, we discuss our gripes in ‘Cyber 404’ and review some upcoming cyber events. […]
Supplier Relationships and News
In this webinar, our attendees join us to discuss supplier relations, including the technical and legal aspects and management. We also take an in-depth look at recent news, exploring the Solar Winds supply-chain attack and the WhatsApp crash. Our speakers this month were our YCSC members and event attendees. We love discussing cyber security topics […]
Information Security Frameworks
To explore this bumper topic, we have four experts take an in depth look at information security frameworks. First up, David Parish, a holistic risk management expert, reflects on harm reduction in his talk ‘There is Nothing New in This World’. Then, Phil Brining, director of the Data Protection People, discusses the standards he helps […]
Ransomware and Attacks
In this month’s webinar, Matt Hill and Luke Kiely discuss ransomware, taking an overall look at one of the most common cyber attacks, before delving into a real life case study. Then, Mike Hudson from Arco discusses his experience as a NCSC Cyber First ambassador. In the news this month, we take a look at […]
How Expensive is Free: For and Against Open Source
In this month’s webinar, we take an in-depth look at open source tools including Network Mapper (NMap), Snipe IT and the Metasploit Framework. Hosted byGary Hibberd, a cyber security consultant with 15 years of experience, this webinar looks at the open source debate in detail, with contributions from our members and lots of tips. This […]
Human Resource Security
In this webinar, David Parish and David Rivas discuss human resource security. David, a senior security consultant from Sheffield, drew on his experience as a CISO and cyber security consultant to discuss the human resources blind spot in cyber security. Meanwhile, David Parish reflected on the demands and challenges cyber professionals could face in the […]
Market research, innovation support and IoT development
In this month’s bumper webinar we have three speakers with three insightful talks covering innovation, development and market research. Firstly, David Rodger MBE uses his expertise as CEO of Copperhouse to delve into the key principles of security development. Meanwhile, senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, Anthony O’Brien discusses YCSC’s work with the university. Finally, […]