Posts by Amy
Wizarding Wonders.
In this week’s ‘fool around’ section of the newsletter, we’re introducing you to the wonders of prompt injection threats within AI. Using Lakera‘s gamified artificial intelligence platform, you can try out different ways of getting confidential information from the agent. We’ve procrastinated any real work for hours trying to get the damn password, so we’re…
Read MoreOSINT: Cindy’s Challenge.
We’re switching it up this week. Today’s Fool Around content focuses on OSINT, or Open Source Intelligence. For the uninitiated, OSINT challenges are a great way of practicing your investigation skills. As part of a cyber attack, threat actors may perform OSINT on specific targets to identify information that will help them social engineer someone…
Read MoreThe Cyber Escape Room Co. Relaunch.
Capture the Talent has officially rebranded to Esc – The Cyber Escape Room Co., marking a significant transformation in the company’s identity and direction under the sole leadership of CEO, Amy Stokes-Waters. The rebrand was celebrated with an awesome event in the heart of Manchester, where 45 enthusiastic participants descended onto the Digital Security Hub…
Read MoreBreaking Bad, Breaking Boring, Breaking Out.
On 19th October, we ran our first ever webinar to introduce our cyber escape room offerings to the world. Well, to the people who joined us anyway!! If you missed the webinar but want to learn more about why we love cyber escape rooms, why security awareness training needs a shake up, and how you…
Read MoreHallowe’en Hijinks.
Welcome back to the Fool Around section of our bi-weekly newsletter. This week, you’re looking for a four-letter password. Can you use all of your brain power to work out the answers to these puzzles? first letter. In this spooky brain-buster from Hungarian artist Gergely Dudás, you’ll need to find where the ghost is hidden…
Read MoreThe Wild Story of the FTX Fraud.
This week we’ve been watching the story of Sam Bankman-Fried, the fraudulent CEO of crypto exchange FTX. Reaching over $30 billion in revenue, the firm collapsed in a matter of days once the true story started to unravel. Mega interesting watch, get your popcorn at the ready! 👇 🍿
Read MoreDitching the Dull: Shaking Up the Corporate Events Market with Cyber Escape Rooms
Corporate events, long hailed as an essential tool for team bonding and employee morale, often leave participants feeling underwhelmed. Why? Traditional corporate events, whether that be for clients or internal stakeholders, tend to revolve around sports and drinking activities, alienating individuals who may not be interested or able to partake. Now, before we start, I…
Read More5 Essential Security Awareness Training Tips.
In today’s digital age, where cyber threats are exponentially on the rise, ensuring the security of your organisation’s data and systems is essential. One of the most critical aspects of this is providing a comprehensive security awareness training programme for your employees. By educating your staff on the key principles of cybersecurity, you empower them…
Read MoreChurchill’s War Rooms with CAE Technology Services
In July this year, we partnered up with the absolutely fabulous CAE Technology Services to support their Beat the Hacker event. It was a fantastic two days working with a wonderful team and delivering escape rooms to over eighty participants, including the wonderful James Coker from Infosecurity Magazine. “Why are you mentioning James specifically?”, I…
Read MoreEscape Traditional Team Building.
When you say the phrase ‘team building’, what happens next? Eye roll? Sigh? Conjuring excuses to skip work that day and somehow just turn up for the drinking bit at the end? Team-building activities have been a staple in the corporate world for years but many employees and managers now view them as mundane, uninspiring,…
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