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Image thanks to Acer Last week I was in town three days in a row, once, on the Thursday for the opening of Aspire’s amazing new premises on the Gateshead side of the Swing Bridge. The other two were to meet up with colleagues from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It wouldn't take Hercule … Continue reading Cyber Security Education Ecosystem

I like using trains. I try to use them wherever possible partly to avoid the stress of driving and also to make a lower carbon contribution. Living a couple of hundred metres from the train station helps enormously. From Morpeth Station I can get to more or less anywhere, London in about 3 hours, Manchester … Continue reading High speed

Perhaps it's an age thing but I’m sure that I have blogged about this before. I’ve looked but can’t find any reference to a golden hour anywhere in my blog. It’s me then or the search engine. Who would you put your money on? Anyway, way back when I had a proper job and had … Continue reading Golden Hour

Last week saw the annual Dynamites awards, held at Newcastle Civic Centre banqueting hall. Dynamo’s showcase awards evening for the tech industry has become a highlight of the calendar. This was the eight time that the awards evening has been held, with the previous two years online. The fact that it was a live event … Continue reading Dynamites 21

Over the last few weeks I have blogged about a few events at #CyberFest21 which stood out for me. All of the events during the festival were good yet some have stuck in my memory and are worth a revisit.  The third one I wanted to mention and probably the last was Cyber security and … Continue reading Cyber security and Fraud

Last week I blogged that there were a few events at #CyberFest21, that stood out for me during the festival. While all of the events were good, some have stuck in my memory, either because of the subject it was covering, the depth of the presentations or the audience it was aimed at.  This week … Continue reading Revisit Cyber Security for Children and Young People

One of the advantages of holding this year’s #CyberFest events online was that we could record them. Doing so allows those who were unable to attend the live event or who want to revisit  it to do so. All of the 2021 events, bar the Cyber Eyes Wide Open, are now live on Dynamo’s YouTube … Continue reading Revisit Cyber Security Across Manufacturing, Industry and Supply Chains

Images thanks to Sanderson Arcade Is it me or has customer service gone out of the window? Whilst poor service is not a new phenomenon, things seem to have got worse since we have started to recover from the pandemic.  A number of recent incidents have made me question our attitude towards the customer. The … Continue reading Where has customer service gone?

Well, that’s #CyberFest over for another year. What a festival it's been with its high points and distractions. It’s a cliche to say that each one is bigger and better than the one before and in many ways this year has been just that. We had 14 events over the month with nearly 50 hours … Continue reading It’s over – for now

‘How about a meeting next week?’ ‘Monday’s no good, I only work Tuesday to Thursday.’ ‘Oh, I only work Mondays to Wednesdays and we need to include Sharon who only works Wednesdays to Fridays.’ ‘Wednesday it is then, how about 9:00?’ ‘Sorry I’m on the school run!’ And so it goes. When I first started … Continue reading Flexible flexible working