What an amazing event! Last week saw us back at Newcastle United for an introduction to cyber security for 300 year 8 girls from ten schools across the region. This was part of Empower week, developed by the Sage Foundation and CyNam, the cyber security cluster around Cheltenham. CyberNorth was asked to get involved with … Continue reading Empower
The right to determination
Image thanks to NewsMD Following yesterday’s UK Supreme Court ruling that the draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill is outside the powers of the Scottish Parliament the media has got the wrong end of the stick. It has followed the angle of what this means for independence and how it affects those in favour and those … Continue reading The right to determination
A rainy evening in Sunderland
Image thanks to Sunderland Echo We’re trying hard to get people back to in-person events but understand that being online has to be part of the mix. That’s why we are working hard to provide some form of low cost hybrid option for CyberNorth’s events. With Andi’s help (from OWASP) we thought we had cracked … Continue reading A rainy evening in Sunderland
I won’t be watching the World Cup
I know there are many world cups, indeed as I am writing this I am waiting for the Rugby League World Cup finals to come on the television. The women’s is first followed by the men’s and I will be more than happy to watch them. Although I prefer union to league, the men’s semi-final … Continue reading I won’t be watching the World Cup
Truth commission
We need a Brexit truth commission. There were so many lies told during the referendum campaign, on both sides of the argument, that something needs to happen to heal our divided nation. We can’t brush it under the carpet and hope it will go away. Neither can we continue in the belief that somehow we … Continue reading Truth commission
The book chooses the reader
Image thanks to Kuow.org I’ve recently read two books in which the line between the reader, the author and the book have been blurred. The first was ‘Riccardino’ the final book in the Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri, where the intertwining of writer and protagonist was a device to allow the author to finally kill … Continue reading The book chooses the reader
Come to our last meetup of the year
This Thursday we are having our last CyberNorth meetup of the year. It’s been quite a hectic year and would be good to finish on a high. Learning our lessons we have decided to go hybrid again, after a fashion. Whilst the focus will be on an in-person event, we’ll be broadcasting it for a … Continue reading Come to our last meetup of the year
You lost get over it
Image thanks to Business Insider In my humble opinion Brexit is a disaster. I have not hidden my views and feel I have been consistent during and following the referendum. I am clearly not the only one as people who I know voted to leave tell me they are feeling let down. Even the Telegraph … Continue reading You lost get over it
Alone in the North East
Have you ever read the novel Alone in Berlin (Jeder stirbt für sich allein) by Hans Fallada? You should. It is based on the true story of working-class husband and wife Otto and Elise Hampel who, perhaps unwittingly, became part of the German Resistance. According to Wikopedia, Fallada's book was one of the first anti-Nazi … Continue reading Alone in the North East
Riding Big
Image thanks to CyclingUK.org Cycling and cyclists have been very much in the news last week following some changes in the highway code. Even though these changes have been in place since January of this year they have had little publicity and most people are unaware of them. With 30% of car drivers stating that … Continue reading Riding Big
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 