Volunteers’ Week coincides with the new financial year for The Cyber Helpline. A fitting coincidence, as we are staffed 100% by volunteers and all the good we do is based on them generously giving time. Learn a bit about our volunteers and the year ahead.
Read MoreCan you spot the tell-tale signs of a phishing scam?
Read MoreToday we passed the 1,000 case milestone! Read about our journey so far and how we are planning for more growth.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 outbreak is causing a surge in cybercrime. Read our article to discover the most common COVID-19 cyber scams and ways to protect yourself from ruthless online criminals.
Read MoreThe Cyber Helpline has teamed up with Sussex Stalking Support to improve its expert support for victims of cyberstalking and cyber-enabled stalking.
Read MoreThe Cyber Helpline featured on ITV’s Tonight programme and ITV Lunchtime News talking about cyberstalking and giving advice.
Read MoreThe more the UK information security community finds out about us the more our movement grows. Some thoughts as a result of speaking at the (ISC)2 and The Many Hats Club meetup events this month.
Read MoreAt our annual volunteer event - the chatbot’s birthday party - Charlotte Hooper was awarded Volunteer of the Year Award.
Read MoreToday our chatbot turns one! We take a look at what it is, what it has achieved in its first year and what we hope is in store for it in future years.
Read MoreCharlotte 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.
Read MoreGordie Stirling, one of our volunteers, combines Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson’s recent revelations about online bullying with his own experience to create a great insight into what it feels like to be targeted by online trolls.
Read MoreA step-by-step guide on how those suffering cyberstalking or a loss of privacy from domestic abuse can work to regain their online privacy, security and confidence.
Read MoreHow a company supports a customer who has had a security issue had a direct relationship with the satisfaction and loyalty of that individual. In this blog post we outline three key mistakes we see organisations make when dealing with hacked customers.
Read MoreAs part of a six-month pilot, The Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) is offering the region’s cybercrime victims immediate access to our chatbot and helpline via its website.
Read MoreOur CEO, Rory Innes, discusses The Cyber Helpline and supporting cyber crime victims with Catherine Knibbs on the Cyber Synapse podcast.
Read MoreWe have just found out that we have not been progressed to the final stage of the National Cyber Security Centre accelerator selection process after making it to the semi-final stage. Negative news for the team, but a good result to get to the semi-finals.
Read MoreIt has taken almost two years to get to a public launch. Here is the story of how we started, where we are now and what we think is next.
Read MoreThe Cyber Helpline makes it to the semi-final stage of the National Cyber Security Centre Accelerator programme.
Read MoreRevenge Porn has been a growing issue for a long time. The impact on victims and the growth in incidents has led to new law passed in the UK that can give perpetrators a maximum of two years in prison. We can now help with this issue.
Read MoreThe scale of online scams is huge. The Jason Statham impersonation scam in the press today is just another example. Learn about the scam and how you can protect yourself.
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