This is part 3 of 3 blogs, written by Sam Stait, Senior Cyber Consultant. In the previous post, "Strengthening the Link: Securing the Supply Chain and responding to incidents", we looked at how securing the supply chain and responding effectively to incidents are both...
This is part 2 of 3 blogs, written by Sam Stait, Senior Cyber Consultant. In the previous blog, "Safeguarding the Skies: The Vital Role of Cybersecurity Governance in the Commercial Space Industry", we looked at how implementing effective cybersecurity governance,...
This is part 1 of 3 blogs, written by Sam Stait, Senior Cyber Consultant. “Satellites are increasingly relied upon for nation critical services and the importance of managing cybersecurity risk has never been higher” As a cyber security consultancy in the global space...
This week we are celebrating a milestone anniversary for Jasmine Cleathero who has been working for Arcanum for 10 years. Jass is one of Arcanum’s longest serving employees and is the second to reach the 10-year point. Jass joined us from a career in the British Army...
If you’ve got yourself a Space Comm Expo ticket at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, June 7th-8th, head over to the Space Wales stand for a chat with our team about Arcanum’s Cyber Security and Pen Testing services for the Space sector....
Lewis Elliott has joined Arcanum as a Cyber Consultant. Lewis served 24 years in the Army Air Corps and Royal Artillery before working in Info Sec roles. He has also worked with the UK Government Security Service, carrying out lawful intercepts of communication...
Recently, the whole Arcanum family attended our company conference, this year in Palma, Majorca. This annual event allows employees to discuss company updates and celebrate company growth and individual achievements. We also heard from our founders and owners who told...
We are thrilled to announce that Gary Miles has been promoted to Senior Consultant at Arcanum. Gary joined Arcanum in 2021 as a Cyber Consultant following a 16-year career working in the Defence sector. Since joining Arcanum he has committed time to developing his...
Marie Caruso, Head of Sales and Marketing at Arcanum is a manager of the Operational Technology (OT) Cluster within Cyber Wales. Marie and fellow OT Cluster manager Jules Farrow-Lesnianski, Chief Executive Officer at Awen Collective will be hosting another virtual OT...
Arcanum are exhibiting at the Cyber Security Expo at Aerospace Bristol on the 20th of April. If you’re looking for a career in cyber security, our team will be on hand to talk about our core services and job roles at Arcanum Cyber Security. You’ll find us on stand C4!...
We’re thrilled to share the news that Arcanum Cyber Security has been named one of the Top 100 fastest-growing female-led companies by E2E! Arcanum was co-founded by Jane Chappell and Lawrie Abercrombie in 2008, who both play a leading role in the company as...
Joanne has joined Arcanum as Security and Business Support Officer after an extensive career in Office Management & Administration. In these roles she provided Business support to Directors and Managers across both private and public sectors. She is experienced...
CCTV systems play a vital role in capturing criminal activities. Evidence obtained from a CCTV footage can provide crucial details of the crime. Our digital forensics practitioners are experienced in the recovery of evidence from CCTV systems. At the Arcanum Digital...
After passing his final ISA/IEC 62443 IC37: Cybersecurity Operations and Maintenance Specialist exam, Gary Miles, Arcanum Cyber Consultant is now a certified ISA/IEC 62443 Expert. The ISA/IEC 62443 certifications are the world’s only consensus-based series of...
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a series of FREE webinars to discuss the technical changes to the Cyber Essentials Scheme. Available dates are: March 8th - 11am March 15th - 11am Cyber Essentials A Government scheme designed to protect your organisation, whatever...
The Funded Cyber Essentials Programme run by the National Cyber Security Centre offers some small organisations in high-risk sectors free practical support to help put cyber security controls in place. The programme offers practical support from an IASME Certification...
The new year brings new faces to Arcanum. This week we welcome four new cyber consultants to the team; Wendy Goucher, Amberley Fairley, Jack Fairley and Giles Haywood Smith. Wendy is a business focused cyber security professional specialising in risk, compliance,...
Last week Arcanum exhibited at the 3-day Arab International Cybersecurity Conference in Bahrain. As a certified NCSC consultancy, it was a great event for us to exhibit our Cyber Security services to new contacts. Attending the event was Arcanum Co-Owner and Technical...
Arcanum Cyber Essentials Assessor and Principal Digital Forensics Practitioner, James Tucker, talks with The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales about Cyber Essentials and the importance of cyber security. Read full interview here: Meet our Trusted Partners....
Today, Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum Co-founder and Technical Director, is part of the panel discussing ‘Securing the future of sustainable energy networks’ as part of the Cyber Leaders Forum at the Arab International Cybersecurity Conference in Bahrain. As economies...
Next week, December 6-8th, Arcanum will be exhibiting at the Arab International Cybersecurity Summit in Bahrain. Co-hosted by Bahrain’s National Cyber Security Centre and held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince,...
Chris Kirkham has joined Arcanum as a Cyber Consultant. Before joining Arcanum, he served 13 years in the British Army specialising in counter-intelligence, security assurance and risk management, both in the UK and overseas. Chris has studied and achieved cyber...
This week, Arcanum Digital Forensics attended and spoke at the Legal Sector Advisers & Suppliers (LSAS) Conference at Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall. The conference was held for legal sector suppliers to share common areas, discuss how different suppliers can...
Matthew Pemble has joined Arcanum as a Principal Security Architect. He was qualified under the previous NCSC CCP scheme as a Lead Security & Information Risk Advisor and as a Senior Security Architect, IT Security Officer and Security Auditor. He has been a CHECK...
Arcanum are proud to support IASME’s Charity Cyber Essentials Awareness Fortnight 2022. Between the 7th and 18th of November 2022, IASME will be working closely with NCSC and certification bodies, like Arcanum, to educate charities about the cyber threats they face...
We are thrilled to announce that Chris Flynn has been promoted to Senior Consultant at Arcanum. Chris joined Arcanum as a Cyber Consultant in 2019. He is CompTIA and CISSP trained and provides sound risk management and treatment to a wide variety of information...
As a remote working company, we like to get all our employees together a couple of times a year to connect with new faces and catch up with old colleagues from across the UK. This month we invited all employees and their partners for a night away at The Charlecote...
This week Tamar Everson, Arcanum Senior Penetration Tester and Lead Cyber Essentials Assessor spoke at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and Midlands Chartered Institute of Information Security's (CiiSec) Cyber Essentials event. The event was hosted at Nottingham...
Cyber attacks have caused websites at over a dozen US airports to temporarily go offline, with Russian speaking hackers claiming responsibility. These include airports in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. On Monday morning, LaGuardia airport in New York was...
We’d like to congratulate Kat Abercrombie, Arcanum Senior Penetration Tester, who began her role as a UK Cyber Security Council (UKCSC) Trustee this week. The UK Cyber Security Council is the self-regulatory body and voice for UK cyber security education, training and...
Today, Arcanum welcomes Tommy Durbridge to our team of cyber consultants. Tommy has joined Arcanum after a 22 year career in the Royal Signals. He has a wealth of experience in Defence capability and risk management, and information security policy and procedures. He...
This week Arcanum welcomes Kaylind Grant, Wayne ‘Doc’ Holliday and Mikey Longman to our team of consultants. Before joining Arcanum, Kaylind served 6 years as a linguist in the RAF and more recently made the transition into cyber security. Kaylind has achieved several...
Congratulations to Chris Flynn, Arcanum Cyber Security Consultant, on completing his MSc in Cyber Security at Glasgow Caledonian University with a Distinction. Glasgow Caledonian University’s Masters course is certified by the National Cyber security Centre (NCSC) and...
An excellent day at CIISec Live at Edinburgh Napier University yesterday. A day of great speakers and insightful discussions, and an opportunity for our team to catch-up with peers and CIISec contacts. Attending the event were Arcanum Co-Owners Jane...
If you’ve got yourself a Space Comm Expo ticket on September 7th-8th at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, head over to the Space Wales stand for a chat with our team about Arcanum’s Cyber Security and Pen Testing services for the Space...
Arcanum Information Security are delighted to announce that they have acquired a controlling interest in Security Risk Management Ltd. (SRM). SRM’s expertise and experience across a range of cyber security disciplines make them a natural fit within the Arcanum family....
This week, Arcanum welcomes Matt Cree to the team as one of our Senior Cyber Consultants. Matt has over 25 years’ experience in cyber security and systems engineering, and is a Chartered Manager with the Chartered Management Institute. Matt has a BSc (Hons) in...
Arcanum Digital Forensics Practitioners will delve into what to do when encountering encrypted devices and cloud storage. After the quick 'sell-out' of last years series of Trading Standards workshops, Arcanum Digital Forensics have organised a new session which will...
“Cisco has released a security advisory about several vulnerabilities in the Cisco Small Business RV series routers, covering the RV160, RV260, RV340, and RV345.” Patch now! Cisco VPN routers are vulnerable to remote control – Pieter Arntz, Malware Bytes...
This week, Rob has joined the team of Consultants at Arcanum after achieving his Electronic Commerce Council Certified Ethical Hacker. Rob is a highly motivated individual who is always broadening his cyber security knowledge; he aspires to becoming a certified Cyber...
CREST has announced the release of its CREST Defensible Penetration Test, a specification that provides recommendations on how penetration tests should be scoped, delivered and signed off. With significant growth in the numbers of penetration tests being carried out...
We’re thrilled to announce that Sarah Jones has recently joined Arcanum as the Admin and Security Officer. Her role involves administrative support and overseeing the company certificates and accreditations. Sarah has served 10 years in the Royal Navy as a HR...
Arcanum are celebrating Wayne Gill recently becoming the first member of staff to reach 10 years employment with the company. Wayne joined Arcanum in 2012 and is an experienced cyber security subject matter expert with extensive experience of providing physical and...
Arcanum Senior Penetration Testers, Tamar Everson and Kat Abercrombie are in UWE Bristol today for the Unlock Cyber Taster Day, where over 190 students are attending. The Unlock Cyber Taster Day is an opportunity for students aged 12 – 14 across the West of England to...
Yesterday was Reserves Day, an opportunity for the UK to celebrate and salute our Reserve Forces. Arcanum benefits hugely from employing serving Reservists and Veterans and on many occasions Arcanum employees cross paths in the course of their military duties. Above...
Marie Caruso, Head of Sales & Marketing at Arcanum, recently spoke with TechSPARK about how she got into cyber security, why it’s such an engaging sector to be working in, and the current trends in cyber. One development is the growing focus on the security of...
Is your Operational Technology (OT) secure? Want to become compliant but don’t know where to start? Arcanum are hosting a free webinar on June 30th at 11am that will demonstrate: Common OT Breaches OT Compliance Guidance Arcanum Cyber Security is an NCSC Certified...
Arcanum Cyber Security have been accredited as a supplier on the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) ASSURE scheme. The ASSURE Scheme provides aviation organisations with a level of assurance in their choice of audit supplier and a structure for how audits should be...
This week, Arcanum are delighted to welcome Salma back to the digital forensics team. Salma originally joined Arcanum on a sandwich year placement in 2018. She then worked part-time during the last year of her degree and became a full-time employee once she had...
We are thrilled to announce that Sam Taylor has become a full-time Arcanum employee. Sam originally joined the Digital Forensics team for year-long placement whilst studying Computer Forensics BSc (Hons) at Birmingham City University. After finishing his year...
Arcanum commit to investing in employees by offering training and development programs throughout their career. This week, new Arcanum team members from all areas of the business gathered at the beautiful Severn Manor in Dunley for staff training. The Cyber Risk...
This week, Arcanum's Co-founder Lawrie Abercrombie, features in CiiSec's members newsletter highlighting individuals who had recently become Fellows members of CiiSec. CIISec is the only pure play information and cyber security institution to have been granted Royal...
Arcanum are hosting a free webinar on May 31st to discuss cyber security in Operational Technology (OT), and its difference compared to Information Technology (IT). Secure your space on this free webinar by registering via Eventbrite: Information Technology (IT) vs...
Dan has joined Arcanum as a Cyber Consultant after nearly a decade in the British Army. He has an array of Cyber and Information Security knowledge that he applies to assess and manage risk. His Consultant role at Arcanum will mean he will be contributing to important...
Oli possess vast experience in the Defence sector covering risk management and policy. Formerly a helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force, Oli transitioned into cyber security where he is dedicated to continual learning and growing his expertise. His Consultant role...
Excellent couple of days the ICC Wales for CYBERUK22. As a certified NCSC consultancy, it was a great event for us to exhibit our services on the Arcanum stand and meet new and existing contacts. It was also an opportunity for our NCSC Certified Head Consultants and...
Arcanum will be exhibiting at CYBERUK in the ICC Wales, Newport on May 10th & May 11th. Arcanum will be exhibiting on the Welsh Government stand, in the Welsh Pavilion. We are proud to be the only company in Wales to be granted Certified Cyber Security Consultancy...
What is Cyber Essentials? It is a UK Government-backed scheme aimed at increasing the cyber security level of UK businesses. It was launched in 2014 and is operated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in combination with its Cyber Essentials partner IASME....
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a FREE webinar on the new changes to the Cyber Essentials Scheme About this event: Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a series of FREE webinars to discuss the commercial and technical changes to the Cyber Essentials Scheme 2022....
Kat Abercrombie, Arcanum Senior Pen Tester, has recently passed her CSTL (Cyber Scheme Team Lead) Web App exam. The CSTL exam evaluates an individual’s expertise in Web Application penetration testing. Kat’s success in passing the exam demonstrates her advanced...
This is a free Arcanum webinar to discuss some of the most frequently asked questions around Penetration Testing & Security Audits. Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a free webinar on the 23rd of March at 11am, to cover topics of Penetration Testing that might be...
Marie Caruso, Arcanum Sales & Marketing Manager and Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant attended the 2022 Space Wales Conference in Cardiff on Thursday 3rd of March. The Space Wales Conference was organised in partnership with the MOD/UK Space Command, to...
Are you hoping to work with like-minded people contributing to important Cyber Security projects? Arcanum employ 65% ex-military with many of the remainder being forces spouses, children etc. Do you want to break-in to a cyber career but are not certain how to go...
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a FREE webinar on Wednesday 2nd of March 2022, specifically for Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold award holders. ERS Gold Scheme Arcanum has launched a Cyber Essentials discount scheme for all Defence Employer Recognition Scheme...
We're thrilled to announce that Fiona has recently joined Arcanum as the Admin and Security Officer. Her role involves administrative support and overseeing the company certificates and accreditations. Fiona has come from a business development background within the...
We’re thrilled to share the news that Steve Rees has recently passed the 62443 IC33 Risk Management Exam, part of the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certificate Program. This course has given Steve the information and skills to assess the cybersecurity of a new or...
Written by James Tucker, Senior Digital Forensics Practitioner & Cyber Essentials Assessor at Arcanum Major changes will be made to the Cyber Essentials scheme on January 24th 2022. The changes include updated pricing, a new Cyber Essentials question set and new...
We are thrilled to announce that Sam Stait has been promoted to Senior Consultant at Arcanum. Sam joined Arcanum as a Cyber Consultant in mid-2021. His first 6 months with us has confirmed his suitability to operate at a senior level. Sam is a NCSC Certified Cyber...
Nicola, one of our senior consultants has recently gained the Certified Cloud Security Practitioner (CCSP) an ISC2 certification. The CCSP exam evaluates expertise across six security domains including cloud architecture, data security and security operations....
Are you hoping to work with like-minded people contributing to important Cyber Security projects? The knowledge and experience you’ve gained over your career are valuable when dealing with key stakeholders you will be interfacing with regularly, but more important is...
This week, Carrissa Gardiner has joined the team as a Sales Executive. She brings a wide variety of specialist knowledge and expertise within IT Services, Managed Services and Cloud Services. Carrissa has worked with clients within the Public and Private Sectors,...
Steve Rees, Arcanum Cyber Consultant, is now a certified ISA 99/IEC 62443 Cyber Security Specialist. This is a baseline qualification for cyber security professionals covering how the IEC 62443 standard can be implemented to protect Industrial Automation and Control...
We’re pleased to share the news that Arcanum has been recognised as a Member of the UK Cyber Security Council. The UK Cyber Security Council is the self-regulatory body and voice for UK cyber security education, training and skills. The board of experienced industry...
Arcanum’s Penetration Testing services are a consultant lead exercise, designed to expose vulnerabilities that could leave you open to cyber-attacks. Arcanum offer a broad range of services to simulate different types of cyber-attack, and to test organisations...
Gary Miles, Arcanum Cyber Consultant, is now a certified ISA 99/IEC 62443 Cyber Security Specialist. This is a baseline for cyber security professionals on how the IEC 62443 standards can be implemented to protect Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) –...
Arcanum Co-founder, Lawrie Abercrombie has been featured in a Goldman Sachs report following his participation in the 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme operates nationally and is designed to provide...
Congratulations are in order for two of our Cyber Security Consultants! We are thrilled to announce that Mark Anderson and Dean Bailey have both been promoted from Cyber Consultants to Senior Consultants. This year, Mark and Dean also achieved the Certified Cyber...
£24,000 to £29,000 based on experience Greater Cardiff Area / South Wales but largely working from home once settled into the role. Arcanum are well regarded providers of NCSC certified Cyber Security Consultancy, CREST registered Penetration Testing and accredited...
Congratulations to James Tucker, Arcanum Senior Digital Forensics Practitioner, on completing the 2-year distance learning course at Royal Holloway University, London and receiving a MSc in information security. Royal Holloway’s Information Security programme was the...
We are delighted to announce that Jite Okoh has joined Arcanum as a Sales Executive. Jite has expertise and knowledge around many areas of cybersecurity covering an array of sectors including software development, financial and biotech institutions. He has been...
Yesterday, Arcanum Co-founder, Jane Chappell was granted Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall London. Jane and her guests were escorted by the Beadle to the Chamberlain’s Court for the ceremony conducted by the Clerk of the Court. Jane was received as a...
The aim of this Cluster is to provide a platform to share intelligence and explore ideas on the specific cyber security challenges being faced by organisations working in Operational Technology (OT), Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and Industrial Control...
Arcanum are participating in the 2021 IASME campaign to offer discounted Cyber Essentials Certification to charities. Registered charities will be entitled to register for Cyber Essentials Certification for the discounted price of £225 +VAT (instead of £300)...
This week, Arcanum co-founder Jane Chappell chaired a Keynote Panel Discussion at Inside Housing's Connected Futures Summit. Joining Jane on the panel were Rob Miller, Director of Customer Services & ICT London Borough of Hackney and Goher Mohammad, Head of...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. In the old days making money was quite easy for a criminal; you either mugged people, burgled their houses or bought yourself a sawn-off shotgun and robbed the nearest building society or post office. Times have...
We are delighted to announce that Gary Miles has joined Arcanum as one of our Cyber Security Consultants. Gary has joined Arcanum following a 16 year career working in the Defence sector. Gary is an ardent security professional who possesses a broad range of...
Blog by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum Co-founder and Technical Director In 1970, George Akerlof, a US Nobel Prize winning economist wrote a paper on the used car market in the USA titled ‘The Market for Lemons’. It describes a phenomenon where buyers of second-hand...
Blog written by Arcanum Penetration Testing team Strong Passwords/Password Manager Setting passwords is always tricky – you can set something easy to remember but weak or easily guessed like Password1! or something hard to guess, but hard to remember like A@297vBk=....
This week Arcanum welcomes Jyoti Kaur to our digital forensics team. Jyoti has joined the team as a Digital Forensics Technician. Jyoti graduated from Birmingham City University in 2020 with a degree in Computer Science. She is now further developing her expertise by...
Arcanum will be exhibiting at DSEI from Tuesday 14th of September to Friday 17th of September. We will be attending with a team of technical experts and members of our management team. Our staff have ex-military or government service experience and have Certified...
Arcanum co-founder and Technical Director, Lawrie Abercrombie has recently joined one of our Principal Consultants, Chris Gausden as a Fellow of the Certified Institute of Information Security (CIISec). CIISec is the only pure play information and cyber security...
We are thrilled to announce that Steve Rees has joined Arcanum as one of our consultants. Steve has a Bachelor of Science 1st Class Honours, in Applied Cyber Security from the University of South Wales, National Cyber Security Academy. Steve will be using his skill...
Our digital forensics experts have scheduled an additional free workshop in September after the quick sell-out of previous online events. This July, Arcanum Digital Forensics ran 4 free one-hour workshops specifically for Trading Standard professionals. The aim of...
Sales Executive £30,000 to £40,000 based on experience Arcanum are well regarded providers of NCSC certified Cyber Security Consultancy, Penetration Testing and accredited Digital Forensics. We have continued to build the delivery teams and, as a result, now need...
Penetration Testing Sales Executive £40,000 to £50,000 based on experience Arcanum are well regarded providers of NCSC certified Cyber Security Consultancy and accredited Digital Forensics. We launched our Penetration Testing team six months ago and have seen a...
We are delighted to announce that Sam Stait has joined Arcanum as one of our consultants. Sam is an NCSC Senior CCP Security Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) and has a BA (Hons) in Intelligence and International Relations. Sam has extensive experience of working on UK...
Today is Reserves Day, an opportunity for the UK to celebrate and salute our Reserve Forces. Reservists give up their spare time to serve in the Reserve Forces, balancing their civilian life with a military career to ensure that should their country require them, they...
Are you hoping to work with like-minded people contributing to important Cyber Security projects? The knowledge and experience you've gained over your career are valuable when dealing with key stakeholders you will be interfacing with regularly, but more important is...
Earlier this year, Arcanum set out to promote the diversity of employees within Arcanum and inspire a new generation of women to enter the traditionally male-dominated field of cyber security. In the run up to International Women’s Day in March, Arcanum positively...
Bobby Hopes, Arcanum Cyber Consultant, is now a certified ISA 99/IEC 62443 Cyber Security Specialist. This is a baseline for cyber security professionals on how the IEC 62443 standards can be implemented to protect Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) -...
Blog by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum Technical Director Over the weekend a ransomware attack forced the US's largest fuel pipeline operator to shut down its operations. There have been multiple comments in the media along the lines of "why was nothing done to prevent...
We are thrilled to announce Olwen Davies has joined Arcanum as our new Marketing Executive. Olwen will be responsible for ensuring all marketing activities, particularly social media and website, reflect and support our Sales and Marketing Plan and the Arcanum brand....
Tamar Everson has joined the Arcanum Pen Test team as a Senior Pen Tester. Tamar has been involved in the Cyber Security industry since 2012 and is a CREST Registered Pen Tester. He has joined us from Context where he was a Lead Cyber Security Consultant. During his...
Applications have now closed for this position - Thank you for your interest! We are looking for a Marketing Executive to join our growing and ambitious full-service Cyber Security Consultancy. The role will involve broad marketing duties in support of both Business...
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a free webinar on Friday 12th March 2021 where we will be discussing the Cyber Essentials scheme and how we can help you! A perfect opportunity to join us from wherever you are, and find out all you need to know about Cyber...
This week Arcanum is welcoming Laurie Parry, who will be heading up our IT Department as the IT Systems Manager. Laurie has over 15 years Technical Project Management experience gained as an IT & Communications Specialist. Prior to her commercial career Laurie...
Arcanum is pleased to announce that we have been accepted onto the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Framework (DOS5). DOS5 is the primary way for the public sector to find and buy new digital services. This success means our NCSC certified teams, individual...
Arcanum welcomes Martin Hughes as the newest member of the HQ team as Chief of Staff. Martin will be responsible for the daily operation of Arcanum. This will include co-ordination of staff, resources and ensuring excellence in delivery to our clients. His expertise...
Arcanum welcomes Katherine Abercrombie, joining us from Context as a Senior Penetration Tester. Kat has been working as a pen tester since 2014. She is a CREST Registered Pen Tester with extensive experience in performing web application and infrastructure pen tests...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. I think that it is undisputed that a critical part of any accurate business security risk analysis, is the use of an accurate Business Impact Analysis (BIA), to focus on truly critical business assets. However, I...
Blog by Jane Chappell, Arcanum Operations Director. Following our ‘Stand and Deliver’ ransomware blog published on September 3rd, sadly this form of corporate extortion is still on the increase. Ransomware is not only the encryption of data rendering it unavailable to...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. Despite the title, this is not some scribblings on the subject of chemically vaporous pollution or global warming. However, it does represent a view of managing the practical security and compliance state of current...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. I have had an extended career in Cyber Security (AKA Computer security/Information Assurance/Information Assurance and Security etc). During that time I have always perceived the existence of 2 distinct camps; those...
Arcanum has launched a Cyber Essentials discount scheme for all Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Award holders. Discounting the usual Cyber Essentials Assessment fees by up to 20% for fellow ERS Award holders. Like every other company that has shown its...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. Having been formally trained first as a police officer and then a government security investigator it has always intrigued me as to how commercial organisations investigate security incidents. Many seem to shy...
Arcanum are participating in the 2020 IASME campaign to offer discounted Cyber Essentials Certification to charities. Charities will be entitled to register for Cyber Essentials Certification for the discounted price of £225 (instead of £300) for one week only from...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. As part of my far sighted Open University degree in Computer Science in the 1990s, I completed a course that taught the social impacts of IT (before the days of social media); and postulated the future...
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a free webinar on Friday 6th November 2020 where we will be discussing the Cyber Essentials scheme and how we can help you! A perfect opportunity to join us from wherever you are, and find out all you need to know about Cyber...
Arcanum welcomes Bobby Hopes, the newest member of Arcanum’s growing team. Bobby is joining Arcanum as a Cyber Security Consultant. Bobby is a security professional with over 14 years' experience delivering information assurance and security surveying within the...
Arcanum Information Security has been awarded a place on the G-Cloud framework for a seventh consecutive year. G - Cloud 12 is an agreement between UK Government and suppliers and allows public sector organisations to buy services in an efficient way. Arcanum’s...
Following remote assessments from the UK Accreditation Service in April this year, Arcanum Digital Forensics have been granted an extension to the scope of our UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation, to include mobile devices and Forensic Science Regulator’s (FSR) Codes of...
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 6th October 2020 where we will be discussing the Cyber Essentials scheme and how we can help you! A perfect opportunity to join us from wherever you are, and find out all you need to know about Cyber...
Photo: James Austen and Samual Taylor We would like to welcome two new starters to the Arcanum Digital Forensics team, James Austen and Samual Taylor. James is currently studying Computer Science BSc (Hons), at the University of Bath; and Sam is studying Computer...
Arcanum Cyber Security will be exhibiting at EEEGR'S Flagship Southern North Sea Conference, on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th September 2020. This is the very first all energy virtual event, and Arcanum will be hosting a live webinar with partners Proeon Systems....
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant. Travelex, Honda, Garmin, Cognizant… who will be the next ‘holdup’ victim of ransomware? [1] Ransomware has been around since the last century. A check on Wikipedia will tell you the first documented attack was...
Blog by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum's Technical Director, and Chris Gausden, Arcanum Principal Consultant One of the many dichotomies in the Cyber Security world is around the security of universities and their IT assets. Information technology and cyber security are...
By Chris Gausden and Lawrie Abercrombie The Australian Government has been quite forward leaning in its approach to cyber security in general and has just published a Consultation Paper titled Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance as...
Salma Aslam, Arcanum Digital Forensics placement student has been offered, and accepted a full-time role with Arcanum as a Digital Forensics Practitioner. Arcanum has run an active student development program for our Digital Forensics team for a number of years. Since...
Arcanum Cyber Security are hosting a free webinar on Friday 4th September 2020 where we will be discussing the Cyber Essentials scheme and how we can help you! A perfect opportunity to join us from wherever you are, and find out all you need to know about Cyber...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Cyber Security Principal Consultant. Organisations that haven’t fully migrated to cloud infrastructure and applications must by now be considering it. This has become the standard approach to efficient and resilient business IT services....
Reshma Kaur, Arcanum’s Marketing placement student has accepted a full-time role with Arcanum. Arcanum has run an active student development program for our Digital Forensics team for a number of years. Reshma was our first Marketing student, having joined our Sales...
Arcanum Managing Director, Russ Wardle, as Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Gwent with Sea Cadets at the Newport D Day parade. Bringing the Armed Forces week to an end, today Arcanum is celebrating Cadets day. Here at Arcanum, we try to support the entirety of the...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Cyber Security Principal Consultant. The publicity around the Wannacray and NotPetya ransomware in 2017 has now been documented and consigned to the history books. Although it was generally acknowledged that this was not a targeted...
Image: Cyber Security Consultant and Royal Navy Reservist, Chris Flynn. Today Arcanum is celebrating Reserves Day, which was created to highlight and recognise the valuable contribution Reservists make to our Armed Forces. Chris Flynn joined Arcanum last year...
Arcanum Director, Jane Chappell is Chairman of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) for Northamptonshire. To mark the start of Armed Forces Week, yesterday Jane was invited to a Flag Raising Ceremony in Northampton. The ceremony took place outside the...
Blog by Chris Gausden, Arcanum Cyber Security Principal Consultant. Security has been a challenge for many thousands of years, and the advent of IT systems in the 90s merely added a new aspect to this perennial problem. In the past, targeted assets were physically...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has released a post-implementation review (PIR) of the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018 [1]. It is now two years since the NIS Regulations became law. The aim of the NIS Regulations is...
We would like to welcome Shaun Marshall, the newest member of Arcanum’s expanding team. Shaun joins us as a Cyber Security Consultant and will be working on projects for our Government and Critical National Infrastructure clients. Shaun is a Cyber Security...
We would like to welcome Chris Gausden to the growing Arcanum team. Chris joined us today as a Principal Consultant from the telco/satellite company OneWeb where he was Global Head of Security Operations. Chris has extensive experience as a Senior Cyber Security &...
Bio by Principal Consultant Chris Gausden. I was born in my Grandmother’s house in Leigh-on-Sea in the county of Essex (yet I have never owned a ford Capri!) in-between overseas postings. My father was ex-wartime aircrew and latterly worked in RAFP/Counter...
Blog by Chris Flynn, Arcanum Cyber Security Consultant. The cyber-attack on Elexon this week should serve as a warning to the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI). It has been noted by thinktank RUSI that cyber-attacks have been on the rise during the CoViD-19...
Arcanum Cyber Security and Toshiba Tec have partnered to provide joint specialist information and cyber security consultancy services. Ben Gaston, Toshiba's UK Sales Director, said: “Given our ambition to disrupt the IT Services market through the provision of...
Blog by Chris Flynn, Arcanum Cyber Security Consultant. Recent developments including the current pandemic, technological innovation and climate change have driven a huge rise in the number of remote workers. Our essential services have adapted to this increase...
Blog by Chris Flynn, Arcanum Cyber Security Consultant. My Grandmother is a fantastic knitter and often tells me that “a stitch in time, saves nine”. Rather than knitting, I do cyber security but the lesson still resonates; if you’re going to do security stuff, do it...
Blog by Chris Flynn, Arcanum Cyber Security Consultant. The Blackberry Cylance Threat Report is a report compiled by cyber security experts across many specialisations and is an accurate annual take on the current state of cyber security as well as a look at what is...
The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is unparalleled during our lifetimes. However, given advances in IT many organisations are able to continue to do business, by allowing staff to work remotely. Some companies are very used to allowing remote access to...
What is Cyber Essentials (CE)? Cyber Essentials is the Government backed certification protecting businesses from cyber-attacks. The scheme is in place to eliminate the most common cyber threats from your organisation and demonstrate your commitment to cyber...
Much of the nation is now working from home, and many employees are not used to working outside of an office environment. Cyber hackers are seeing this as an opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities. The current risk is heightened as hackers are targeting people’s...
Arcanum Cyber Security are on the Crown Commercial Services 3 (CCS3) Cyber Security Framework. Cyber Security Services 3 is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that allows public sector buyers to procure an extensive variety of cyber security services from qualified...
Arcanum Cyber Security and partner Proeon Systems attended the annual IET Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems Conference. Arcanum and Proeon are working together to provide specialist services to help UK Critical National Infrastructure become safe, secure,...
Arcanum Cyber are a well-established cyber security consultancy working mainly in defence, but with an increasing and diverse client base. We’re busy and we need to expand the team! If you have some experience of working in cyber security, particularly if you have a...
Arcanum is a specialist Cyber Security Consultancy with the majority of our current clients in Central Government; the MoD and Defence Industry. We are looking for a Principal Consultant who will take a prime role in leading our diversification into an...
Arcanum Cyber Security and partner Proeon Solutions will be exhibiting at the annual IET Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems Conference. The event will highlight the regulatory changes and the key cyber security issues facing industrial control and SCADA...
Image: Warren (Woz) Smith M.Inst.ISP, Arcanum Senior Cyber Security Consultant It is with great sadness that we have to announce the unexpected death of Warren ‘Woz’ Smith. Woz was an exceptionally talented cyber security expert and a valued and much admired...
Arcanum Cyber Security exhibited at the Aerospace Wales Expo 2019, which took place at AMRC Wales, Broughton. The Aerospace Wales Expo was launched as the first Capability Showcase and Supply Chain Opportunities Event. The exhibition was a great opportunity to meet...
Marie Caruso, Sales and Marketing Manager at Arcanum Information Security helped run the annual Unlock Cyber event. The Cyber Taster Day showcased careers in cyber security for up to 300 school children. The event took place at the University of the West of England...
Cyber Taster Day showcases careers in cyber security for over 300 school children from across the South West. 27 local secondary schools will come together with employers from across the region for a Cyber Taster Day on Tuesday 3rd December held at the University of...
Figure 1: Chances of Dying in the UK in 2018 from Assorted Causes Blog by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum’s Technical Director. There is no doubt that some statistics are more trustworthy than others. For example, the ones in our infographic above are generally based on...
Arcanum Information Security has been awarded the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award by the Ministry of Defence. Gold is the scheme’s highest level and recognises employers who actively support the Armed Forces community. Jane Chappell, Arcanum’s Operations...
Last weekend the annual Arcanum dinner took place, in the historic city of Cardiff. The Arcanum team and partners enjoyed a regimental style dinner at the Firing Line Museum in Cardiff Castle. The entertainment was provided by the Corps of Drums and Band of 3rd...
Arcanum Cyber Security will be exhibiting at the Aerospace Wales Expo, 5th December 2019, at AMRC Wales, Broughton, North Wales. The Aerospace Wales Expo has been launched as the first Capability Showcase & Supply Chain Opportunities Event. The day will bring...
Arcanum Digital Forensics announces its successful transition to the newest version of the required standard for digital forensics laboratories, ISO 17025:2017, which has now been approved by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service. The accreditation is for capture...
Arcanum is proud to announce that we have been accepted onto the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 Framework (DOS4). DOS4 is the primary way for the public sector to find and buy new digital services. This success means our NCSC certified teams, individual...
Arcanum Cyber Security exhibited at DSEI 2019, 10th-13th September 2019 at London ExCel. Defence & Security Equipment International is one of the world's largest events, showcasing defence, technology and innovation; featuring 1,600 exhibitors and 30,000...
Arcanum Information Security have been awarded the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award by the Ministry of Defence. Gold is the scheme’s highest level and recognises employers who actively support the Armed Forces community and also encourage others to follow...
Universities: Hackers Fake Student Accounts by Lawrie Abercrombie | July 22, 2019 Universities and cyber security are one of Arcanum’s favourite topics. At the same time one of my colleagues is part of a panel assessing the competency... Read more:...
Blog by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum's Technical Director. Universities and cyber security are one of Arcanum's favourite topics. At the same time that one of my colleagues is part of a panel assessing the competency of Post and Under-Graduate Cyber Security degree...
Arcanum Information Security has been awarded a place on the G-Cloud framework for a sixth consecutive year. G-Cloud 11 is an agreement between UK Government and suppliers and allows public sector organisations to buy services in an efficient way. Arcanum’s Managing...
By Chris Flynn, Arcanum Junior Consultant. The 2018 Network and Information Systems Regulations have been in force for a quite a while now though it would seem that the breadth of both the regulations and the businesses that are affected may not have been fully...
Blog by Jane Chappell, Arcanum's Operations Director. Following the trial inspection of COMAH Operators and associated IACS, ICS and OT in 2017, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) revised its Operational Guidance (OG) 86 “Cyber Security for Industrial Automation...
Cyber Essentials usual price £300, campaign price £225. IASME Governance usual price £400, campaign price £250. All prices are quoted Excl.VAT. UK charities make a major contribution in supporting their chosen groups throughout the UK. For many people, the...
Blog post by Arcanum Cyber Security Our team has been looking at cyber security issues in the Higher education sector for some time, and over the last couple of years we have published a number of pieces, detailing some of that research into attacks on US universities...
Proeon Systems and Arcanum Cyber have agreed to work together to provide specialist services to help UK Critical National Infrastructure become safe, secure, and to achieve compliance with the NIS Regulations. Arcanum Cyber, specialists in Cyber Security and Proeon...
Blog by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum's Technical Director This month, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is hosting an event titled “The Safety and Cyber Security of Industrial Control Systems”. One of the topics is an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil and gas...
White Paper by Lawrie Abercrombie, Arcanum's Technical Director Cyber-attacks against universities hit the news again last week with reports that Iranian Hackers targeted 18 in the UK, including several offering cybersecurity degrees certified by the National Cyber...
By Nicola Carlile, Arcanum Senior Consultant NIS? Amidst much fanfare and, to be honest, a lot of hype around the financial penalties that could be imposed for failing to comply, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations or GDPR came into force on May 25th. But...
Reshma is our first Marketing placement student at Arcanum Cyber Security, taking a year out of her University studies where she is doing a degree in Marketing, Advertising and PR. Reshma joined Arcanum in July, and has already become a valued member of the Marketing...
We would like to welcome Salma, the newest member of the Arcanum Digital Forensics team. Salma is studying for a degree in Computer Forensics at Birmingham City University and has joined Arcanum for a year-long placement, to gain hands on experience of working in a...
Arcanum are listed under the Cyber Security Supplier to Government Scheme; this means Arcanum are able to publicly advertise our Cyber Security Services to the Government. About Arcanum Group Arcanum Information Security was formed in 2008 and is a leading NCSC...
Arcanum Digital Forensics is pleased to announce that we have been awarded ISO 17025 by the
United Kingdom Accreditation Service.