Police CyberAlarm
Helping your business monitor and report the malicious activity you face from the Internet.
As a business in Wales, you are eligible to sign up for Police CyberAlarm for free.
What are the benefits to my business?
Regular Reporting
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Detailing potentially malicious/attack activity discovered on your firewall/internet gateway. You can use these reports for further investigation and to better protect your business.
Identify your business vulnerabilities
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Scan your businesses website and external IP addresses for known vulnerabilities. These regular reports can help you protect your business from known suspicious activity.
Business information and intelligence
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Data is used to provide details on the latest threats discovered, giving your business the ability to update security measures.
Helping the police help you
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Data is also used by the police to identify current threats, take enforcement action against the cyber criminals and help your business prepare and better protect itself.
​What is Police CyberAlarm?
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Police CyberAlarm is a free tool to help your business understand and monitor malicious cyber activity. Police CyberAlarm acts like a "CCTV camera" monitoring the traffic seen by a member's connection to the internet. It will detect and provide regular reports of suspected malicious activity, enabling organisations to minimise their vulnerabilities.
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Vulnerability Scanning can be added and used to scan an organisations website and external IP addresses.
As a business in Wales, you are eligible to sign up for Police CyberAlarm for free.
How does Police CyberAlarm work?
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​Once you become a Police CyberAlarm member you install a ‘CyberAlarm Virtual Server’ on your system which will be used to collect and process traffic logs identifying suspicious activity from your firewall/internet gateway.
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Police CyberAlarm is a monitoring system and does not interfere with normal network operations. It is a small virtual appliance outside the network and does not delay the traffic through the gateway and is installed with just one-click.
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Data collected is used to create regular reports on suspicious and potentially malicious activity seen by your business, as well as reports identifying threat trends seen across the network of Police CyberAlarm members. Your business can use this reported intelligence to update your defences to better protect your business from cyber threats.
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This data is also used by the Police to evaluate and track trends in cybercrime, and take enforcement action where appropriate.
Does it collect any personal data?
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​No, the data collected by the system does not contain any content of the traffic. The system is designed to protect personal data, trade secrets and intellectual property.
Where do I sign up?
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​Police CyberAlarm is a police system and all data collected is collected by the police and not The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales.