CND News and Blog

Top Tip - Start Looking Early in Your Second Year So, you're a university student dreaming of a third-year cybersecurity placement. You've survived fresher's week, learned that "phishing" isn't about trout, and mastered the art of submitting assignments 3 minutes before the deadline. Progress! But now comes the real boss level: finding a cyber...

Boston here we come! For those who've not yet had the opportunity to travel to a Splunk .conf event, it really is an event to behold. Big corporations with stock market listings are often necessarily conservative and perhaps, a bit dull. Splunk has none of that going on, if you're a cyber security professional this is a great annual occasion to rea...

Celebrating Neurodiversity As our company name, Computer Network Defence Ltd, suggests, we monitor business networks and catch computer hackers. When an incident is detected, we need our highly trained analysts to investigate the activity and triage the threat as quickly as possible. We feel this is best achieved by embracing diversity in all its f...

Computer Network Defence proudly celebrated its 20th anniversary with a Garden Party. The celebration, held at the Digital Mansion, Corsham, brought together employees, their families some travelling in from America, Isle of Man and various areas of the UK to commemorate two decades of dedication, innovation, and success. Founded in 2004, CND has g...

 As Gold ERS holders, we are lucky to have access to unique opportunities. In Summer 2023 CND were invited to attend the RAF Halton 'Employer Engagement Management and Leadership Experience'. This was a national event with over 50 participants from a variety of industries, taking part. Upon arrival, on a rather drizzly day the attendees were s...

During Summer 2023, members of the CND team had the privilege of attending the Defence Academy in Shrivenham. The aim of the visit was for members from private sector organisations and businesses who employ or sponsor RFCA personnel to view the facilities and receive an introduction to the purpose and function of the Defence Academy, arranged by We...