Image thanks to Human Window Trying to avoid reading about Russell Brand has been a full time job. Coverage of his alleged misdemeanours and inappropriate behaviours has been wall to wall. To be honest I am just not interested. Don’t get me wrong, the abuse of power is wrong and, if it turns out that … Continue reading The celebrities we deserve
Where have all the lapwings gone?
On the short drive down the AI from Morpeth to Newcastle you are blessed with some open spaces to the East and some Scott’s Pine woods to the West. After the rise up from crossing the River Blyth and past Northumberlandia, which used to be an opencast site, there are some fields that yield various … Continue reading Where have all the lapwings gone?
Is twenty plenty?
Is twenty plenty? Wales seems to think so as it has introduced a blanket twenty mile per hour speed limit across the country. At least it has if you believe what the right leaning media has to say. Despite voting to support the change, the Welsh Conservatives now see it as the latest wedge issue. … Continue reading Is twenty plenty?
#CyberFest Week 4 – The Big One
We’re going out with a bang in the last week of #CyberFest, with another six events including the Big One, the Colossus, the Behemoth, ‘El Gordo’ even, but before we get to that let’s start on Monday. Those of you who have been involved with CyberNorth’s work over the last year will know that it … Continue reading #CyberFest Week 4 – The Big One
Land of Hope and Glory
Image thanks to The London Economic I never watch the Last Night of the Proms. To be frank, I can’t stand all the hubris, the faux patriotism and the flag waving. It’s not my cup of tea. This year though I have been much amused and even a little bemused by the reaction to the … Continue reading Land of Hope and Glory
#CyberFest week three
Week three of the North East’s biggest cyber security festival is a little quieter than week two with only (?) three events, one online and two in person. It could be the eye of the storm as the last week gets very busy again. The first event, #8 in the schedule is a short online … Continue reading #CyberFest week three
Get back to work!
According to the Daily Mail (don’t judge me as I was sent a link) ‘Civil servants face curb on working from home 'Tuesday to Thursday' as ministers draw up plans to tackle plummeting public sector productivity.’ Really? Reading the article it is peppered with words such as face, poised and pushed meaning clearly that this … Continue reading Get back to work!
#CyberFest week 2
#CyberFest is starting off slowly this year, with only one event in the first week. That’s the week where the schools go back and a lot of people have many other things on which to focus their attention. Week two is a different kettle of fish, with six events in total, meaning some days have … Continue reading #CyberFest week 2
Separatism and exam results
It’s not just in the UK where politics happens. I read with interest, in The New European, about the situation in Spain where Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s acting Socialist prime minister and leader of the PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) has recently cemented his party’s position in the Congress of Deputies. He has achieved this, apparently, … Continue reading Separatism and exam results
Innovation and the future
Image thanks to Christian Sandstrom Cyber security is a fast changing industry with new threats and solutions appearing almost daily. Who knows what the future will bring as technology speeds improve and the way people interact with it evolves? In truth nobody can, though we can have some good guesses. Emerging technologies are bound to … Continue reading Innovation and the future
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 