2025-04-26 –, Seminar Room 1
Cyber incidents can affect organisations of any size or sector, at any time, so it’s crucial that you have a plan in place to ensure you can respond, recover and continue operating. This session will highlight some of the current best practices in incident response based on cyber crime investigations here in the South West as well as nationally recognised guidance.
Over 50% of organisations in the UK experienced a cyber breach or attack in the last 12 months, yet only 22% have a formalised incident response plan (DSIT Cyber Breaches survey). With organisations now relying on digital systems to operate, it’s important to consider what you do when things go wrong. Who do you contact? Who is responsible for what? Should technical teams just switch everything off? Do we send all our staff to the pub whilst we figure this out? These are just some of the questions that businesses should consider when building their incident response plans and the technical response to an incident.
The session will signpost attendees to a number of free incident response resources, and we will cover what you can expect from a law enforcement response to cyber attacks.
https://www.rocu.police.uk/our-national-network/south-west-swrocu/
Spiciness Level:2 - Need some foundational knowledge into Cyber Security
Organisation or Affiliation?:South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit
The SWRCCU investigate cyber dependent crimes affecting South West organisations.
We have dedicated Cyber Protect Officers who provide free and impartial cyber security guidance, workshops and resources to organisations of all sizes and sectors. This is a service offered both by ourselves and your local force’s cyber crime unit.
Our advice is based on the very latest threat intelligence from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as our own investigations. You can read more about how we work with the NCSC on their website.