The Cyber Helpline Blog
Practical advice, expert insights, charity news and the latest campaigns from the team supporting cybercrime victims every day.
Jonathan Freedman Appointed Head of Information Security at The Cyber Helpline
The Cyber Helpline is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Freedman as the new Head of Information Security. With over 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Cybersecurity, he has been an integral part of the Advice team and now focuses on enhancing the charity's digital security infrastructure.
Mary Calam Joins The Cyber Helpline as Trustee
Mary Calam has joined The Cyber Helpline as a Trustee. With a rich background in UK government roles and consulting at McKinsey & Company, she brings extensive experience in national security and law enforcement. Mary will help steer the charity’s strategic direction and enhance support for cybercrime victims.
Volunteer Spotlight: Demelza Luna Reaver, Cyberstalking Specialist
Meet Demelza, a Cyberstalking Specialist in our Cyberstalking team. Learn about how the combination of her PhD in the Cyberstalking space combined with her frontline experience helps her get good outcomes for our service users.
Volunteer spotlight: Aimee Shepherd
After graduating with with a first class honours in Cyber Security Management, Aimee started to volunteer to support her development while completing a Masters in Cybercrime. Learn how volunteering at The Cyber Helpline has given her practical use for her education, given her first-hand experience of working with victims of cybercrime and given her an opportunity to give back.
Volunteer Q&A: From lorry driver to SOC analyst
Through volunteering at The Cyber Helpline Sergiu was able to gather enough skills and experience to land his first job in the cyber security industry. He transformed from a lorry driver to a SOC analyst in 12 months.
Volunteer Profile: Charlotte Hooper
Charlotte approached us about a potential work placement linked to her degree course as she was keen to gain as much experience in the cyber crime and cyber security world as possible. Since joining the team Charlotte completed her training in advance of her placement and has become one of our key Helpline Responders and volunteers. Here we ask her a few questions about herself and her experience so far.
Volunteer Profile: Andreea Andrasiu
A Q& A with one of our first volunteers. Andreea has volunteered at The Cyber Helpline since the early days and supports us in a number of ways. Learn more about her and volunteering with us.
