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Thanks for speaking to us on our stand at the LGA Conference 2023, please find a variety of documents and videos below to give you some further information about the Cyber Centre of Excellence.
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UK Councils are Under Attack

Councils in the UK are dealing with thousands of attempted cyber-attacks every day, with 2.3 million attacks being detected in 2022. Cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting UK councils, and there has been a 14% rise in the number of cyber-attacks year-on-year.

To read the full report, please click here.

The Launch of the Cyber Centre of Excellence

The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE) is an initiative aimed at all local authorities and UK public bodies to help them stay abreast of cyber threats and give them access to military-grade protection at high street prices. It will be able to assist with the full remit of what an organisation needs to do and know to stay as cyber secure as possible. Sitting behind the CCoE is an Advisory Forum of some of the UK’s leading experts in cyber security. This group will keep the CCoE up to date with threats and abreast of new innovations.

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Latest Blogs about Cyber Security

CYBER IS COUNCILLORS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

This year 2024, which has been dubbed the Year of Democracy, puts councillors and candidates at increased risk.

CYBER SECURITY ON THE WORLD STAGE

All governments are worried about the threat from Korea, China, Russia, and Iran which are using cyber-attack as weapons of war.

WORK ON YOUR CORE IN 2024

At the CCoE we consider defence in depth less as individual layers, but more as interlocking bricks in a wall.

IS IT TIME TO CONSIDER AI LEGISLATION?

UK Councils suggested to look at upcoming regulation in other countries and carry out an AI audit to consider what future impacts could be.

FRACTALSCAN SURFACE – CUTTING-EDGE CYBER PROTECTION

FractalScan Surface is an attack surface management tool which scans the Internet to look for vulnerabilities and likelihood of being attacked.

MESSAGEMATRIX – CUTTING-EDGE CYBER PROTECTION

MessageMatrix takes WhatsApp and SMS messaging and wraps it in a secure platform which allows employees to message clients securely.

BLACKWIRED – CUTTING-EDGE CYBER PROTECTION

Blackwired is a next-generation threat intelligence company whose flagship offering takes a different approach to detect & respond solutions.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE IESE CONFERENCE 2023

Registration is open for the iESE Conference 2023 which will focus on practical steps to boost your cyber security at home and work.

HOW BEING PREPARED CAN HELP YOU FAIL WELL IN A CYBER INCIDENT

Organisations which are well prepared will ‘fail better’ and will be back on their feet quicker with less impact than those which are not.

STAFF EDUCATION HELPS STRENGTHEN CYBER DEFENCES

Recent research has found three-quarters of cyber breaches involve a human element, demonstrating that education awareness programmes are an important part of protection.

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