Image thanks to Baxtel. If you’ve never been inside the Stellium data centres on the Cobalt Business Park then here is your chance. Come along to the #CyberFest event ‘Simple steps to protect your business in an online security world’ in the Marketing Suite - Stellium Data Centre, Wallsend on 20 September from 8:30 - … Continue reading Come and visit the UK’s best-in-class data centre as part of #CyberFest
Never too old to learn
Sometimes it feels like I have been doing this job for years. In fact I have been trying to lead CyberNorth for five years but it often feels as if I have been doing the same job since I started work in the last millenium. Of course I have worked for many different organisations and … Continue reading Never too old to learn
Dear Ms Truss
Dear Ms Truss, congratulations on your new role as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I wish you every success. I imagine you have a lot on your plate but I thought it would be useful to give you a few pointers. Firstly as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, you have a responsibility to … Continue reading Dear Ms Truss
#CyberFest – Why you should go to Improving patient outcomes through secure HealthTech
Not all #CyberFest events are born equal. Some take a while to come to fruition and are not put to bed until long after they have been advertised. The risk to such an approach is that we may not be able to deliver yet putting a stake in the ground does wonders for focussing your … Continue reading #CyberFest – Why you should go to Improving patient outcomes through secure HealthTech
Swag
Free stuff is not really my thing but some people go for it. The thrill of picking up pens, mugs, stickers and other such commercial detritus has passed me by. Occasionally at a trade fair I’ll pick up a bag to carry stuff in but my drawers are still full of promotional notepads from years … Continue reading Swag
Get back to the office
In another desperate attempt to protect their property values, the favourable media is now using the huge hikes in energy cost as a reason why people will be ‘forced’ to go back to the office. The claim is that people will be unable to afford the cost of working from home and will need to … Continue reading Get back to the office
Which #CyberFest should I come along to?
Are you interested in Cyber Security? Well you should be. This Friday sees that start of #CyberFest, the North East’s biggest cyber security festival with 14, possibly more, in person events across the region and throughout September. All are FREE to attend but which ones should you come along to? Of course you are welcome … Continue reading Which #CyberFest should I come along to?
The passage of time
Image thanks to Joy of Living It’s always odd going back to somewhere that you thought you knew very well. So it was when I returned to the estate in Whitley Bay where I spent five or so of my teenage years. I arrived there as a boy and left as a man! Well, I … Continue reading The passage of time
What politicians say
Image thanks to Portland Communications I’ve been digging out a pampas grass from our front garden. No smutty comments thank you. It had been there for thirty odd years and did absolutely nothing for the rest of the garden other than invading every bit of spare ground possible. It had to go and in the … Continue reading What politicians say
#CyberFest – Businesses have an ethical responsibility to be secure online
Image thanks to Pintrest There’s nothing like a good debate to get the juices flowing. That’s why we have been using the format over the last few years to raise the issues surrounding cyber security. Back in 2020 when COVID was still rife, we debated the motion that: Cyber crime is good for the banking … Continue reading #CyberFest – Businesses have an ethical responsibility to be secure online
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 