Be it business, or personal, from Corporate to the SME Sector we all possess a Digital Footprint which is open to the potential of exploitation by adversarial actors. By inference, and associated to this factor, the end users are also exposed to Malware (Computer Viruses), Ransomware and multiple other forms of Digitised exploitation which can lead to compromise of the human element.

This talk will lift the covers on the complexities and Digital Exposures which are suffered on a daily basis – according to a UK Government Survey, of businesses, and approximately 32% of charities report having experienced some form of Cyber Security breach, compromise or attack in 12 months of 2024, with the SME Sector suffering an impact of 70%, whilst at the Corporate end of the problem, large businesses encountering 74% adverse impact.

I will be sharing with the delegates, real-world evidence, by example of just how weak some so called robust security postures have proven to be. I will share from my own experiences the Modus Operandi of a Real Hackers toolset and experience as a Virus Author/Researcher – and their ability to exploit and acquire subject focused intelligence for onward exploitation.

On the positive side of the education, we will consider how to practice Safe HEX (Safe Digital Security), and look to the methodologies which may be practiced discovering, and securing our own Digital Footprint, including Open Source Intelligence (OSINT ) – focusing in particular on the SME. We will conclude this session with sharing tools, techniques which may be leveraged to keep the Digital Wolf from the door.