The  recent announcement highlights the importance of attracting new talent to the profession and ongoing specialist training to combat the growing threat from online attacks. Cyber Security Champion Dan Summers commented: “Winning the Cyber Security Challenge has opened doors for me and awarded the prizes that are ideal for my new role. I'm extremely grateful, as I'm sure many future Challenge participants will be over the coming years."

Richard Harris, 7Safe Training Director said:

“I would like to congratulate Dan on gaining such a fantastic opportunity within the Information Security arena. 7Safe is proud to be associated with an award that develops the next generation to help us defend against increasing cyber attacks. We actively encourage new talent into the cyber security profession by hosting our specialist training courses”

Cyber Security champion Dan will soon be undertaking his winning place on 7Safe’s latest Advanced Web Application Security Testing (CAST) course and Certified Forensic Investigation Practitioner (CFIP) courses later in the year, certifications which will be a great asset to the vulnerability team at Royal Mail.

For more information on 7Safe range of training courses visit: http://7safe.com/training.htm

Watch this video tutorial produced by 7Safe’s training department to find out in simple terms what the SQL Injection vulnerability is and how real threats result from this typical exploitation. It features a sample exploitation scenario illustrating clear steps of what an attacker may do with a website which is vulnerable to SQL Injection.

Parts 2 and 3 will feature Reverse Shells and Blind SQL injection coming soon…

7Safe would like to congratulate Paul on his impressive achievement along with fellow delegates of this week’s course. Overall the CFIP Course saw all delegates gain their certifications with merits or distinctions. A positive end of the week for all!

To celebrate you can get 20% off any 7Safe training course when registering your interest with 7Safe at booth T7.

And if 20% is not enough then how about 100% off?… A place on CAST – The NEW advanced web application hacking course will be given away absolutely free! All you have to do is drop your business card or details at stand T7 and be there again on Friday at 12pm to see if you are the winner.

Visit 7Safe at stand T7.

The event highlighted some extremely talented individuals working in a range of occupations. A postman from Wakefield named Dan Summers won the overall award. Whilst the runner-up prize was won by a 17 year old A-level student from Cambridge named Stuart Rennie. 

Cyber Security Champion Dan Summers had battled through to reach the finals, at which stage his team was challenged to develop security policies and provide advice to decision makers whilst ensuring a company’s network  protection from a highly a sophisticated cyber attack.

Richard Harris, Training Director at 7Safe commented:

“7Safe have a key focus to actively encourage young talent into the Information Security Arena.We are delighted to sponsor the Cyber Security Challenge 2011, and help to inspire such talent by offering skills-development training and highly technical practical based learning. Ultimately, we hope that our valuable education-focused awards will influence key contributors involved in the future of the UK’s strategic Information Assurance. ”

7Safe are now set to participate in the 2012 Cyber Security Challenge and are hoping to become more directly involved and assist with the development of one of next year’s events.

For more information visit: https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/security-minister-announces-uks-first-cyber-security-champion.html

As part of our sponsorship we will be hosting a fantastic competition, inviting all visitors of the 7Safe stand the chance to win a free place on our upcoming Certified Application Security Tester (CAST) course. 

Ian Glover, Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST) recently recommended this course and commented:

“7Safe’s CAST course helps you gain an in-depth knowledge of security vulnerabilities and how to exploit weaknesses in modern web applications.  This coupled with the CSTA and CSTP courses provide an excellent educational foundation on which to base personal research.  This coupled with practical experience will help anyone interested in applying for the CREST Registered Tester qualification and will help to fill in skills gaps for those wishing to apply for the CREST Certified Tester qualifications”

To find out more about 7Safe’s range of training courses, together with exciting hacking demonstrations from our Pentesting team, do come and find us at stand T7.

http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-eu-10/bh-eu-10-home.html

The Right Honourable Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG, the Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism commented: “Protecting our interests in cyberspace is vital for the economic well-being of the UK and for our national security. To undertake this important work in the private and public sectors we need an expanded cadre of cyber security professionals.”

Winners were announced following a series of challenges at the weekend where four semi-final teams battled intensely for the awards against the UK’s top Penetration Testers.

Two teams will receive the prizes including Team Glitch – a team of upper sixth form school pupils and Team PEBKAC – a group of post-graduates.

Richard Harris, Training Director at 7Safe commented “We are delighted to help inspire emerging Cyber Security talent pursue their future careers by offering skill-development and progression through our practical training courses”

To read a full report visit http://infosecmedia.org/cyber-security-challenge-uk-unveils-second-set-of-finalists/

Receive a FREE iPad when you sign up to one CFIP Forensic Training Course plus one additional 7Safe Forensic Course between now and the 31st  March 2011.
If the iPad doesn’t appeal to you, we are giving the option to have a 15% discount instead.
For more information about this offer and details on our training courses please visit www.7safe.com/ipad

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This promotion only applies to the 7Safe CFIP, CSIS, CMFS and CMI Forensic Courses. All bookings must be made directly through 7Safe and registrants must attend both courses between 1st August and 31st December 2010. Should 7Safe reschedule a course for a date outside the promotional period, the promotional offer will still apply. This promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion, discount, or special offer. Promotional pricing will be applied to the list price. Registrants will not receive their free gift until all course fees have been paid AND the courses have been completed by the registrant. This promotional may end at any time without notice.

CAMBRIDGE, UK & BOSTON, USA – 8th April 2010 – 7Safe has become the world’s first fully authorised business partner with leading US based software specialist Core Security Technologies. In addition to offering clients CORE IMPACT Certified Professional (CICP) training, the two companies will partner to advance their respective vulnerability research efforts and elevate awareness of that work in the public domain.

With an established track record delivering penetration testing services to many of the largest financial services, retail and Internet hosting providers in Europe and a specific focus on application security initiatives, 7Safe will use its penetration testing experience to train Core Security Technologies’ clients in the effective use of CORE IMPACT Pro.

Through the CICP program, which will involve Core Security-certified instructor-led courses offered both on customers’ sites and at 7Safe’s Cambridge, U.K.-based training centre, organisations will have the opportunity to empower their security personnel to extract optimal value from their security assessments, combining in-depth IMPACT Pro product instruction with guidance on the planning, promoting, conducting and reporting of highly targeted penetration tests.

“Security practitioners across Europe have long embraced the powerful security testing and measurement capabilities enabled via the use of CORE IMPACT Pro.Our expanded partnership with 7Safe will allow organisations to both further advance their assessments and train their staffers to utilise the full scope of our solution’s powerful capabilities,” said Stephen Pace, Vice President of Sales and Services at Core Security. “We’re proud to expand our existing presence in the U.K. via this formalised relationship with 7Safe, another recognised leader in the penetration testing arena.”

In addition to their formal business efforts, the two companies have agreed to cooperate in their respective vulnerability research and reporting initiatives, by 7Safe working with CoreLabs, (the research arm of Core Security Technologies), to further investigate and report discoveries made by its consulting professionals during their consulting engagements. As part of this agreement, the two companies will subsequently co-publish specific results of their joint research efforts.

“7Safe are delighted to partner with Core Security Technologies in this joint European venture focused on both the delivery of the CICP training program and sharing the output of 7Safe’s security research efforts; our CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers) certified pen testing team will bring an applied and pragmatic approach to the use of CORE IMPACT Pro, ensuring that our joint clients will get the most out of their own penetration testing programs.” said Dan Haagman, Director of Pen Testing, PCI DSS Compliance and Security Investigations at 7Safe. “Our joint research collaboration will see new techniques and zero-day findings from the field translated into actual exploits which will be used to benefit the security community as a whole.”

Both 7Safe and Core Security will be appearing at the Infosecurity Europe conference being held 27-29 April 2010, at Earls Court, London, with 7Safe located in Booth G42 and Core located in Booth N86.

Alan Phillips and Dan Haagman of 7Safe with Ian Glover of CREST

As a new CREST member organisation, 7Safe is working with CREST in forming standards for penetration testing training.
CREST is a trade body made up of penetration testing companies that meet specified criteria of professionalism.