Why you should go to #CyberFest – Online fraud is a crime

The third event  in this year’s #CyberFest sees us heading to Teesside, at the Centre for Professional and Executive Development (CPED) – Teesside University, Darlington Campus, to be precise. While the whole of the festival is supported by Waterstons, in addition, this event is supported by The Digital City and is delivered  in conjunction with the North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC). The event is on 8 September between 11:00- 13:00.

The centre is part of a nation wide array of police-led, not for profit organisations providing 24/7 support to small and medium businesses and has been part of #CyberFest since the start, both in its current guise and also as the North East Fraud Forum which it merged with last year.

It’s great to continue our work with the police, indeed there are two events this year involving them, as they play such a major role in preventing and resolving cyber crimes. 

Online fraud is a crime that affects all of us. It is probably the only crime that affects everyone every day. Right now, you, a relative or someone in your supply chain is under attack. In this event, aimed at the anti-fraud community, law enforcement and small businesses, we investigate how we can stay safe and who is able to help us.

To get the event underway we will hear from Atom Bank on how  Cyber fraud is a crime and its steps to prevent it while Stew Hogg form  Waterstons will talk about responding to cyber incidents, with some insights from the front line. This will be followed by details of their interesting research into the cyber security risk for SMEs from Martin Wilson, Head of Cyber and Innovation at North East Business Resilience Centre and Sharon McDonald, Senior User Researcher, Government Digital Service (GDS).

Next we will get an insight into the practical help available for businesses from Paul Jenkins from North IT and Joe Cockcroft again from the NEBRC. The event will round off with a panel discussion and Q&A.
TIckets are available for free from here. I hope to see you there.

Why you should go to #CyberFest – Online fraud is a crime

The third event  in this year’s #CyberFest sees us heading to Teesside, at the Centre for Professional and Executive Development (CPED) – Teesside University, Darlington Campus, to be precise. While the whole of the festival is supported by Waterstons, in addition, this event is supported by The Digital City and is delivered  in conjunction with the North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC). The event is on 8 September between 11:00- 13:00.

The centre is part of a nation wide array of police-led, not for profit organisations providing 24/7 support to small and medium businesses and has been part of #CyberFest since the start, both in its current guise and also as the North East Fraud Forum which it merged with last year.

It’s great to continue our work with the police, indeed there are two events this year involving them, as they play such a major role in preventing and resolving cyber crimes. 

Online fraud is a crime that affects all of us. It is probably the only crime that affects everyone every day. Right now, you, a relative or someone in your supply chain is under attack. In this event, aimed at the anti-fraud community, law enforcement and small businesses, we investigate how we can stay safe and who is able to help us.

To get the event underway we will hear from Atom Bank on how  Cyber fraud is a crime and its steps to prevent it while Stew Hogg form  Waterstons will talk about responding to cyber incidents, with some insights from the front line. This will be followed by details of their interesting research into the cyber security risk for SMEs from Martin Wilson, Head of Cyber and Innovation at North East Business Resilience Centre and Sharon McDonald, Senior User Researcher, Government Digital Service (GDS).

Next we will get an insight into the practical help available for businesses from Paul Jenkins from North IT and Joe Cockcroft again from the NEBRC. The event will round off with a panel discussion and Q&A.
TIckets are available for free from here. I hope to see you there.