Cyber Volunteers

Welcome to the Cyber Volunteers 19 website (CV19)

CV19 is a volunteer organisation setup to provide Cyber support for those in need.

It was created following the outbreak of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) across the world.

Focus

Our focus is on Prevent and Response services to support healthcare & education services in the UK and Europe on a voluntary basis.

Here you will find a wealth of information regarding how we and our volunteers can help in the fields of :

cyber security
network security
internet security
information security
computer security

Help

If you are a healthcare provider in need of assistance please use our service request form.

Collaboration

If you have your own security related blog and you would like to link to this website please feel free to do so.

If you have any specific questions please regarding this please do not hesitate to get in touch with us using our Contact Us form.

Media

Here’s what fellow infosec professionals are saying about us on their websites

Sophos News – Rising to the challenge in the worst circumstances

Graham Cluley – A good time to offer a virtual helping hand

Forbes – CV19: Meet The Volunteer COVID-19 Cyber Heroes Helping Healthcare Fight The Hackers

Our mission is that we are here to help healthcare & public sector organisations identify, protect, detect and respond to existing and emerging cyber threats.

Cyber security is the application of technologies, processes and controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber-attacks.

About us – The Cyber Volunteers 19 was setup in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

It was recognised that public healthcare services in a time of crisis need all the support they can get.

A helping hand

A call for action was created within the cyber security community led by leading lights in their respective technical fields.

From this call the idea that a group of volunteers with the relevant expertise could lend a helping hand by taking on specific roles and duties.

The Cyber Volunteers 19 initiative is part of the full Computer Security framework as outlined in Wikipedia initially defined as:

‘Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from the theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.

The field is becoming more important due to increased reliance on computer systems, the Internet and wireless network standards such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and due to the growth of “smart” devices, including smartphones, televisions, and the various devices that constitute the “Internet of things”.

Owing to its complexity, both in terms of politics and technology, cybersecurity is also one of the major challenges in the contemporary world.’

Set up

CV19 is short for Cyber Volunteers 19.

CV19 is currently led by Daniel Card. We work with a small team of vetted volunteers conducting specialised activities to support organisations in need defend themselves in cyberspace.

CV19 was formed in 2020 by:

• Lisa Forte
• Daniel Card
• Radoslaw Gnat

CV19 has a Twitter social media account @Cv19Cyber

CV19 also has a very healthy LinkedIn group

Our blog is full of excellent professionally written well researched articles that provide information detailing how volunteers and members of the general public can help in the protection of our healthcare services.

Full up to date information regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found on both the NHS and Government linked websites below:

NHS UK

GOV UK

Contact the team and join our LinkedIn Group!

Twitter

@UK_Daniel_Card