Momentum builds after two weeks of sharing with the infosec community

The Cyber Helpline CEO, Rory Innes, presents at The Many Hats Club December Meetup at Just Eat HQ

Over the last two weeks we have taken The Cyber Helpline message on the road with the aim of getting in front of as many information security professionals as possible. The focus of the last two weeks has been presenting at the (ISC)2 London Chapter meeting (hosted by UBS) and The Many Hats Club December Meetup (hosted by Just Eat) - meaning we presented to hundreds of industry professionals.

We haven’t focused heavily on marketing and promotion to date, because the demand for our service is high without it and we have had a steady stream of volunteers coming through our personal networks and volunteering sites like Do-It.

However, we feel that now is the time to really start scaling the service and making sure we can help as many victims in the UK as possible.

The response has been fantastic. As a result of the two events we have had a influx of potential volunteers, donations, goodwill and ideas for partnerships. It is a great reminder of the core values we see in the UK information security community and the willingness to help and protect people.

The Cyber Helpline is not just a new not-for-profit organisation in the security sector, it is a movement by the local information security community to fill the gap in victim support and make sure the UK’s victims have the help and support they need to be safe online.

With a team of over 30 volunteers and well over 600 cases under our belts, it is time to take some bigger steps towards achieving out vision of a UK where the cyber-criminals don’t win.

Think you can help? Get in touch and join the movement.