Every year at #CyberFest we try to do something a little different. I have always been fascinated by the possibility of using cyber security as a creative force and so last year we worked with Creative Fuse North East, CoLab Sunderland and Breeze Creatives to support a creative collaboration between the Faculty of Arts and … Continue reading Cyber Eyes Wide Open – Part of #CyberFest 21
#CyberFest is back for 21
#CyberFest is back, not that it ever went away. The North East’s biggest cyber security festival is shaping up nicely for another fantastic demonstration of the region’s dynamic and exciting cyber security sector. So far we have ten events lined up with another three in the early planning stage. Last year's programme was heavily affected … Continue reading #CyberFest is back for 21
Giving up work
Image thanks to CV-Library “Giving up smoking is easy… I've done it hundreds of times”, said Mark Twain. Of course staying off is the hard part. In some ways it’s the same with me and work. Ever since I joined the ranks of the semi-retired there have been times when I have thought about giving … Continue reading Giving up work
Tendering is so stressful
Image thanks to Forbes - I know how you feel It is. In my line of work tendering is a necessary evil, something that I can’t avoid though I must admit something I try to if I can. You see, it is an art rather than a science, something that you have to work at … Continue reading Tendering is so stressful
Robin Hoodie
We’re in the middle of a war, a global conflict. Not the type of war that we are perhaps used to seeing, with tanks and soldiers shooting at each other or drones trying to take out the enemy with surgical precision. No, this is a different war, fought through networks of fibre and computers, that … Continue reading Robin Hoodie
Let’s talk about ethics
I’ve been asked to speak in front of students and school children, who I must admit I find terrifying, but never to that in-between age group, covered by the colleges. That all changed last week, when I was approached by Newcastle College to talk to a group of students about business ethics, and in particular … Continue reading Let’s talk about ethics
When things go wrong
Image thanks to gCaptain I get it, things go wrong. Mistakes happen. In this ever more complicated and interconnected world it is inevitable that the systems will break down from time to time. The problem is that we can’t afford for it to go wrong. We expect goods to be delivered, if not instantaneously, at … Continue reading When things go wrong
A cross border alliance
Scotland Cyber Week has been and gone. Held every February, this year saw over 140 events take place across the country. By any stretch of the imagination this is a successful series of events and the ScotlandIS Cyber team should be congratulated. But what has this got to do with the work going on in … Continue reading A cross border alliance
Ethical Business Toolkit
This week I’m cheating a bit, in that I am using the same, or at least very similar blogs in two places but last week’s launch of the North East Initiative on Business Ethics’ (NIBE) Ethical Business Toolkit was a momentous occasion and one in which I have played a significant role. The following blog … Continue reading Ethical Business Toolkit
Is this what we want?
I was on a very interesting Zoom call the other day, set up by Tech Nation. The North East Virtual Roundtable was set up to look at the tech skills situation across the country with this meeting obviously focussed on the region. It offered to give the audience some ‘Key findings on the UK tech … Continue reading Is this what we want?
