South West Cyber Beat
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Episodes
26 episodes
Dealing with the basics of Cyber Security, what you really need to know.
This podcast is titled Dealing with the basics, what you really need to know.Ross Brown from The SWCRC is joined in this episode Paul Croker. Paul is the CIO and Director of 18it an IT compnay based in Bristol. Paul believ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:04
Making GDPR painless –“what a small business or charity needs to know ”
Ross from the SWCRC is talking to Chris Burn from CSRB Limited all about GDPR. CSRB have a head office in Bristol and a further office in Manchester. Chris fulfils Data Protection Officer roles for organisations across the UK, providing a...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:41
Ross Brown talking to Prof. John Goodacre University of Manchester talking about the UK Research and Innovation
This podcast is led by Prof. John Goodacre: University of Manchester who is here to tell us all about the UK Research and Innovation John is Professor of Computer Architectures at the Department of Computer Science, The University o...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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25:56
Starting your Cyber Essentials Journey
This was first run as webinar on 5 Oct with Ross Brown SWCRC talking to Neil Furminger the Cyber Essentials (CE) manager from IASME. By popular request this is being put out as a podcast for all those who missed it the first time around and for...
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32:29
Megan Talks about the Role of a Cyber protect Officer and how to make your business safer online
Megan is a Cyber Protect Officer with Avon and Somerset Police. In this episode she talks to Ross Brown from the SWCRC about what her role entails as well as how to make your business safer online. She also talks about fraud prevention measures...
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Episode 22
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18:20
The National Cyber Security Centre supporting local businesses
Ross Brown SWCRC and Sarah who is a senior leader in cyber security and Deputy Director of the National Cyber Security Centre discuss how the NCSC supports local businesses. Sarah has responsibility for Economy and Society Resilien...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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20:52
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Responding to a Ransomware Attack – An introduction to Threat Actors Comms
This podcast is titled Responding to a Ransomware Attack – An introduction to Threat Actors Comms Ross Brown from the SWCRC is joined in this episode by Gurvinder Dhiman. Gurvinder is a Senior Digital Forensics Incide...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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17:18
Mandy Haeburn-Little talks about The Benefits for Business of CRC Board Membership
In this Episode Ross Brown of the SWCRC talks to Mandy Haeburn-Little of Business Resilience International Management (BRIM) about the CRC concept and their relevance and importance to businesses and their supply chains, as well as the benefits...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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21:09
Mark Moore and Lior Arbel Encore.io on How to Stop Wasting Money on Cyber Security
In this episode Mark Moore form SWCRC talks to Lior Arbel from Encore io who Encore integrates your entire security stack into one simple interface, allowing you to focus on what really matters - improving your security posture. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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22:34
Mark Moore SWCRC and Sean Arrowsmith Crossword Security discuss the Supply Chain Risk
In this podcast, we discuss so-called ‘supply chain risk’ with Sean Arrowsmith Sales Director of Crossword Cybersecurity.Crossword Cybersecurity plc focuses on commercialisation of university research-based cyber security and risk manag...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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15:26
Ross Brown and Dr Emma Philpott discuss Cyber Essentials
Dr Emma Philpott is director and CEO of IASME. A material scientist by training, Emma spent time working in the UK Ministry of Defence and QinetiQ followed by 5 years working in Singapore. She joined the organisation in 2013. IASME ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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22:05
Ross Brown SWCRC and Craig Wooldridge IASME talk about Maritime Cyber Security
Ross talks to Craig Wooldridge from the IASME Consortium Ltd about the place of Cyber Security in the Maritime arena.Craig is the Maritime Cyber Baseline & Counter Fraud Fundamentals Certifications Manager for IASME Consortium Ltd ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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19:17
Ross Brown Talks to Xander Tilley BiT Group about the importance of securing Supply Chains
This Episode of the South West Cyber Beat is all about supply Chains. What is a supply chain, how they are vulnerable to Cyber Attack and how you can secure your Supply Chains. We stress the importance of how everyone in a supply...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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20:41
Ross SWCRC and Olly PGI talk about the importance of staff cyber training
We are once again Joined by Olly Jones. Thanks go to Olly who is a Senior Cyber Security Consultant with Protection Group International, they are a Digital Risk Management Consultancy who specialise in digital security, capacity building ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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18:56
Mark Moore SWCRC and Ed Renwick Redstor discuss why and how to Backup your data
Ed Renwick is a Partner Manager at Redstor he has over 24 years experience in Data Protection. Redstor provide backup and recovery services for your data. Ed tells you everything you need to know about backing up data and the risks to SME's if ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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14:47
Ross and Sam P talk about Remote Access Trojans and Computer Software Services Fraud
In 2021, over £57M was lost to scams that involved criminals remotely connecting to a victim's computer. This episode is all Remote Access Trojans (RAT's) timed to coincide with a National Campaign from the National Fraud Intelligence Bur...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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14:48
Ross Brown SWCRC and Keith Buzzard PGI talk about Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessments
Ross Brown this week talks to Keith Buzzard CTO of Protection Group International about Penetration Testing (PT) and Vulnerability Assessments(VA). We discuss amongst other things when is the right time to conduct a VA as well as the meri...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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13:38
Ross Brown SWCRC and Olly Jones PGI discuss the Cyber Threat Actor Landscape
In episode 9 of the SW Cyber Beat Ross Brown SWCRC is joined by Olly Jones. Olly is a Senior Cyber Security Consultant with Protection Group International who are a Digital Risk Management Consultancy who specialise in digital secur...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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13:24
Ross Brown SWCRC and Lucy C3iA Solutions on Cyber Threats when Home Working
As so many of us are still working form home Lucy from C3iA Solutions Ltd joins us to talk about the threats when working from home. She introduces social engineering, which is how criminals deceive you into divulging confidential details. She ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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6:55
Keith Buzzard CTO of Protection Group International talks about What are the Common Types of Cyber Attacks
Ross Brown this week talks to Keith Buzzard CTO of Protection Group International about the different types of Cyber Attack. With the current situation developing between Russia nd Ukraine and with a heightened threat of Cyber Attacks as a resu...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:39
Ross Brown SWCRC and Richard Andreae Supportal Introducing Cyber Essentials
Richard Andreae from SUPPORTAL UK who is an IASME certified provider of Cyber Essentials (CE) and Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+) talks to Ross Brown from the South West Cyber Resilience Centre about the real benefits of becoming accredited in CE a...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:11
Ross Brown and Richard Andreae taking a Common Sense View of Passwords
Have you ever felt daunted by what password to use or when to change it. How about how you store them securely. Should I use 2 factor/ multi factor authentication. Well this Podcast is for you. Ross and Richard give you common sense...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:39
Mark Moore and Stephen Mariadas of the SWIOT talking about Cyber Skills Training
Mark Moore and Stephen Mariadas of the SWIOT talking about Cyber Skills Training here in the SW. The challenges of training are an issue with training not necessarily taking years to complete and can be tailored around work. Thanks...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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8:08
Mark Moore and Robin King Discuss the South West Cyber Security Cluster
Mark Moore, Director of the South West Cyber Resilience Centre talks to Robin King who as well as being Chair of the South West Cyber Security Cluster is also a member of the SWCRC Advisory Group. Together they explore the work of the Cluster a...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:58
Tom Marshall Cyber Centre Developments in Swindon and Wilts
Mark Moore and Tom Marsahall take you through an in depth and insightful look at the Business Cyber Centre as part of Swindon and Wiltshire LEP. Mark is the Commercial Operations Manager for the Buisness Cyber Centre
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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13:36
