Are you free? I’d like to ask you a favour I’m in a meeting so please don’t call me, just reply to this email Kind Regards, Your Manager This is an example of a gift card scam. If you respond to this initial email, then the scammer will ask you to buy some gift cards […]
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October is European Cybersecurity Month, and as part of this initiative, the Cybersecurity team, alongside colleagues in the Computer Science department are raising awareness, promoting good cybersecurity practice, and promoting career opportunities in the field of cybersecurity. The University are one of only 9 institutions in the UK which have both recognition for being an […]
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The SANS Institute is hosting a UK University BootUp Capture the Flag Tournament on 18-20 October 2023. The challenges in this tournament are perfect for practitioners at the foundation and intermediate skill level and use real-world scenarios, testing their skills across a wide spectrum of cyber security disciplines in a fun and competitive environment. This […]
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This October marks Cyber Awareness Month 2023. As one of our activities to promote good security for our staff and students the University of Surrey Cyber Security Team is pleased to be launching a new campaign of optional, on-demand training, as requested by a number of colleagues. This training will be available online on the Security […]
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We talk to Mikolaj Barcentewicz, Associate Professor in Law at the University of Surrey about how new legislation is shaping the cyber security landscape
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What is a QR Code? QR stands for “Quick response” and QR codes were designed by a Japanese company in the nineties to label car parts during the manufacturing process. These are incredibly useful in situations where typing out a traditional web address would be time-consuming, such as if you wanted to include a web […]
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