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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

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

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

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

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?

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

Image thanks to Baxtel It’s a simple fact: The majority of businesses have suffered from some form of cyber attack this year yet the majority of businesses admit they aren’t sufficiently prepared for such an attack.  This needn’t be the case as there are actions that can be taken in the short term to improve … Continue reading #CyberFest – Why you should go if  you are a member of FSB, NECC or CBI

Image thanks to The North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence. Space, it’s the final frontier apparently but did you know that the North East has a thriving space sector? The North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence was set up in 2014, to offer opportunities and partnerships to unlock market opportunities. ‘The Centre will … Continue reading Why you should go to #CyberFest – Managing Cyber Security Risk in the Space Market

According to some research carried out for CyberNorth by students at Northumbria University, nearly two thirds of businesses recognised that their organisation had been compromised by a cyber security incident in the last year. Only one in five businesses, however, were confident that they had put enough steps in place to at least mitigate the … Continue reading Why you should go to #CyberFest – Protecting my small business in an online world