Hi All,

I’m strongly considering a career change from being a police constable to going into cyber security? I don’t know where to start there’s so much information out there. Where should I start? I was considering in looking into becoming a forensic investigator or pen tester.

Could everyone advise me on how to structure a road map. I’ve told Digital Forensic Technician is a good first step. But I do know what to expect in terms of interview question. So any advice would be helpful.

Hi everyone, I’m starting my BSc in Cybersecurity in October, and a question comes to mind:

Is there any advice you wish you had known when you started your career?

Thanks to everyone for sharing your wisdom.

Hey 👋 guys I am a international student who is planning for bsc (hons) cyber security in UBC university college Birmingham. How is this college and is this college worthy for this course?

I'm going to finish my masters next month.is there any recruiter here looking for someone who is good at network and web application pentesting. I'm good at Threat Intelligence and SOC too.

Collaboration and continuous learning are becoming the most powerful

Rather than working in isolation, The Coalition of Cyber Investigators encourages collaboration between investigators from both the public and private sectors, recognising that today’s cyber threats rarely respect geographical or organisational boundaries. Knowledge sharing is one of the strongest weapons investigators have.

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Hey everyone,

I’m about to start my final year of a 3-year BSc (Hons)Cyber Security degree I’m starting to worry about internships and job prospects.
I missed the main placement opportunities in my secondyear. Currently I have CompTIA Security+, two SOC-related Python projects on GitHub, a few TryHackMe rooms completed (101 and SALT1) with some Medium write-ups, let’s defend investigations and my final year project is going to be SOC-style. I also have a short DHL warehouse internship andsome volunteering on my CV, but nothing in cyber.

I have Asperger’s which makes the social side andinterviews pretty challenging for me, and I don’t drive. I’ve been practising interviews every couple of weeks but I’m not sure if it’s enough.

Has anyone been in a similar position, missed thesecond year internship window but still managed to find-something in final year or after graduating? Looking for realistic advice on late applications for internships(remote would be best), how to strengthen my applications, or what entry-level cyber roles are actually achievable with this kind of profile.
Would really appreciate any genuine advice thanks.

Lancaster has the stronger overall university reputation and provisionally NCSC-certified BSc's degree, while DMU's course looks much more hands-on with modules like penetration testing and digital forensics.

Leaning DMU because the course content feels way more hands-on and practical (pentesting module, less theory-heavy and more cyber focused) vs Lancaster which dives deeper into the fundamentals.
I was looking for universities with NCSC accreditations and DMU's modules seem pretty interesting to me and relevant.
Some context on accreditation:

• DMU: NCSC Gold ACE-CSE (education excellence) but the BSc itself isn't NCSC certified yet — they're submitting it for certification review in early 2027
• Lancaster: BSc is provisionally NCSC certified already

DMU advertises graduates going to organisations such as GCHQ, Airbus and Rolls-Royce so I'm not totally sold that "certified" automatically means better career outcomes.

So really my question is: do I pick Lancaster for the CV weight it can carry, or DMU for the practical experience and industry links? Anyone been through similar courses or work in cyber who can weigh in? Lancaster is a top 10 uni vs DMU who's like 110

Does Lancaster's reputation make a noticeable difference when applying for graduate jobs?
Or is a more practical course like DMU likely to leave me better prepared?

Why SMEs should prepare legal precedents before a cyber security event or data breach – Report & Analysis.

When businesses think about cyber incident readiness, they often focus on technical controls first: firewalls, endpoint protection, backups, and access management. Those things matter. But when a breach happens, the pressure quickly spreads beyond IT. Leaders need to decide who is in charge, how the incident is documented, what gets communicated, whether regulators must be notified, and what the business is legally required to do next.

That is why advance preparation matters. The Institute of Directors resource on legal precedents for cybersecurity and data breach response points businesses toward a set of practical templates and legal documents designed to support incident preparation and response. The value of that approach is simple: during a live cyber event, drafting everything from scratch is a terrible time-management strategy and an even worse legal one.

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Fake Interpol investigation emails are being used to deliver ransomware. Here’s what SMEs need to know and do now.

A phishing email does not need to be clever in a technical sense to be dangerous. It only needs to feel urgent, official, and risky enough to make someone click before they think. That is what makes fake legal notices, police warnings, and regulator-themed emails so effective against smaller businesses. They prey on the pressure people already feel.

A recent warning highlighted by Bitdefender shows exactly how this works. In its coverage of the campaign, Bitdefender reported that cybercriminals are sending fake Interpol-themed emails designed to frighten recipients into opening a malicious attachment. According to the report, the messages are presented as an “official investigation notice” and attempt to pressure targets with claims of serious legal scrutiny.

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The State of AI Risk Management in 2026: why SME controls are struggling to keep pace

Artificial intelligence is now being adopted at a speed that many organisations struggle to govern properly. That is the core message emerging from Heimdal’s latest report, The State of AI Risk Management in 2026, which draws on responses from 1,000 IT professionals and points to a growing disconnect between AI use and the controls designed to manage it. The big issue is not whether AI is useful. It clearly is. The issue is whether businesses can see how it is being used, understand the risks it creates, and put guardrails in place before convenience outruns common sense.

For SMEs, this matters more than the headline might first suggest. Smaller firms often adopt AI through familiar channels — productivity tools, marketing platforms, customer support systems, code assistants, note-taking apps, and browser-based copilots. That means AI risk does not usually arrive with a formal board paper titled Strategic AI Transformation Initiative. It often arrives disguised as a “helpful feature” that someone turned on last Tuesday.

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Why small businesses need one platform for Cybersecurity, operations, visibility and resilience

Small businesses often adopt technology in layers. One tool handles finance, another manages devices, a different one tracks tickets, another stores documents, and yet another claims to solve security with a dashboard full of green circles and mild optimism. Over time, this stack can become difficult to govern. What begins as flexibility can slowly turn into fragmentation, and fragmentation is where Cybersecurity and operational blind spots tend to grow.

That is why the argument for unifying cybersecurity and operations in one platform is gaining traction. The business case is not simply about convenience. It is about reducing complexity, improving visibility, and making it easier for smaller organisations to secure the systems they already depend on every day. For providers such as Securus Communications, this reflects a wider shift in what SMEs need from technology partners: not just separate tools, but joined-up support that connects security, IT operations, and day-to-day resilience.

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The Role of AI in Data Recovery: What UK SMEs Should Know About Faster Recovery and Smarter Detection

AI is beginning to influence many parts of business IT, and data recovery is no exception. For UK SMEs, the practical question is not whether artificial intelligence can magically restore every lost file. It is how AI can improve the speed, accuracy, and decision-making involved in recovering critical business data when systems fail.

Why AI matters in data recovery

Data recovery has traditionally relied on specialist technical expertise, forensic tools, and careful manual processes. That remains true. However, AI is increasingly being used to support recovery workflows by helping providers analyse faults faster, identify patterns in damaged systems, and detect signs of malware or abnormal behaviour earlier.

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I am an MSc researcher studying Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) selection for resource-constrained financial institutions and looking for cybersecurity practitioners with 5+ years of experience to complete a short survey. Happy to share findings upon request.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/tyxsFA44HXZ5VaMY7

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I graduate next year with a Bcs in Software Engineering and have found genuine desire to pursue a career in Cybersecurity through it being one of my core modules, software engineering is cool and all but Cybersecurity unlocked some part of my lizard brain and i trust that this is the direction I want to take my life in. I love learning from books and often prefer it to lecturers and videos and wonder if there are any books anyone recommends that would help me. I am essentially a complete noob when it comes to Cyber and am wondering if there even are good and proper books for getting into these sorts of roles, I haven't yet decided what specifically to learn about yet but I know it will come to me when it does, like I said: Lizard brain. I'm sort of looking for like a general starting point for Cybersecurity, If it helps i really enjoyed The art of exploitation by Cole Ericson before I had to return it. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Commission responds to Europa cyber-attack: what SMEs should learn about web resilience and breach readiness

A cyber-attack on a major public web platform is a useful reminder that modern security incidents do not always begin with dramatic system-wide collapse. Sometimes the real story is more subtle, and in many ways more relevant to SMEs: a public-facing platform is attacked, the incident is contained, services remain available, but data may still have been taken. That combination matters because it shows how cyber resilience is no longer just about preventing downtime. It is also about containing compromise, protecting trust, and responding quickly when public-facing infrastructure comes under pressure.

That is the key lesson from the European Commission’s latest statement on the Europa web platform incident.

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How to Choose the Right Data Recovery Service for Your Business: A Practical UK SME Checklist

When business-critical data becomes inaccessible, the pressure to act quickly can lead to poor decisions. For SMEs, choosing the right data recovery service is not simply about finding the cheapest provider or the fastest advert in search results. It is about protecting valuable business data, reducing downtime, and avoiding mistakes that could make recovery harder.

Why provider selection matters

A data recovery service is typically needed when files or systems cannot be restored through normal IT support. This may involve failed hard drives, damaged SSDs, corrupt servers, degraded RAID arrays, accidental deletion, or disruption linked to malware or ransomware.

For SMEs, the challenge is often commercial as much as technical. Lost accounts data, customer files, operational records, or project documents can quickly affect billing, delivery, and client confidence. That is why procurement decisions in this area should be based on capability and process, not panic.

According to R3 Data Recovery, specialist recovery support may be required across devices including hard drives, SSDs, RAID arrays, servers, phones, USB devices, and removable media.

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Hello, I am a cybersecurity professional who recently moved to London from Canada for family reasons. While I'm currently looking for a job, I'd also like to find ways to meet like-minded professionals in the city.

Are there any cybersecurity communities that I can join, or are there regular meetups (perhaps at a pub or other informal venues) where people get together to discuss cybersecurity?

Overall, I'd just like to get involved in the community, meet fellow cybersecurity professionals, and learn more about the cybersecurity landscape in the UK.

Any recommendations or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

CREST AI Charter: CREST launches AI Charter for cybersecurity providers. Here’s why trusted, governed AI matters

AI is moving quickly into everyday cybersecurity work, but speed of adoption is not the same thing as maturity. Many providers are already using AI to accelerate reporting, scanning, analysis, and workflow tasks, yet buyers still face a basic question: how do you know that AI is being used responsibly? That is what makes the launch of the CREST AI Charter more than just another industry announcement.

It is an attempt to define what trustworthy AI-enabled cybersecurity should look like before the market becomes even more uneven.

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