Work stuff

When anyone asks me what skills I have, which is not very often, I admit to being stumped. I must have some, though I  think they are more amorphous than something like being able to carve wood or play a musical instrument.  Throughout #CyberFest, however, I have come to realise that I am reasonably skilled … Continue reading Filling in 

It is. The first week of #CyberFest is over with three events led by CyberNorth as well as the amazing BSides. Although there is plenty of water to go under the bridge we already have a long list of lessons to learn and are tentatively talking about next year. No doubt I will come back … Continue reading That’s week one over

Way back at the start of the year, it could have been as early as February, when I was thinking about this year’s #CyberFest I was longing to get back to real events, with real people speaking in real buildings to a real live audience. Of course I was still acutely aware of the threat … Continue reading Hybridisation

Finally, I have some help with CyberNorth. Don’t get me wrong, all of the steering group, the people at Accenture, Dynamo and Beacon House, as well as the sector itself have been an enormous help over these last three or four years. In the main though the work has been done by me and I … Continue reading Help with CyberNorth

September is going to be a long month. By the time we get to the season finale, on its last day, we will have got through thirteen of the fourteen amazing events that make up this year’s #CyberFest. It’s right to try and bring #the North East’s biggest cyber security festival  to a close with … Continue reading #CyberFest 21 – Why you should go to the season finale

Stress toy - I need one I must admit, I struggle at this time of year. It is nearing the end of summer, the supposed time for holidays, rest and relaxation yet for the last four years this period has not lived up to its promise. Not for me at least. All because of #CyberFest. … Continue reading Small hours of peace and quiet

Have you ever thought about running your own business? Perhaps you are a student, sitting in lectures or tutorials with some great idea for a new product whirling about in your head. Perhaps you are working in a company and are thinking I could do that better, or if only we had something that could … Continue reading #CyberFest 21 -Why you should go to Building a Cyber Security Business

I keep saying that there is something for everyone at this year’s #CyberFest. That’s because there is. Cyber security is an issue that affects us all and not just those people in the IT department.  If you are in business, academia, are a cyber security student, a cyber security professional, an artist, someone interested in … Continue reading #CyberFest 21 – Why you should go to Innovating In Cyber Security Through Art

Image thanks to Edinburgh Reporter It seems like an age since I had been on a train. Apart from a short trip to Newcastle, I hadn't been anywhere since COVID and I used to be such a regular traveller on the permanent way.  Even before my involvement with the new UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration I … Continue reading A trip to Linlithgow