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Regional, national and international cyber security news.

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On this page you’ll find regularly updated cyber security sector news and updates. There are lots of articles, research and thought leader insights ready to read below.

Monthly Threat Update – October 2025

Welcome to the Monthly Threat Update (MTU) from NEROCU. This document provides an overview of Economic and Cyber crime trends within the North East and UK. Monthly threat update NovDownload

Net-Defence: Challenging Industry Norms in Cyber Recruitment

There doesn’t seem to be a day when cyber isn’t hitting the news, and with the cyber security skills gap growing faster than the talent supply,the demand for cyber security professionals continues to outpace the availability of qualified candidates. Research shows...

We’re hiring, could you be our next CEO?

The role is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and collaborative leader to continue the development of one of the UK's most successful cyber security clusters. CyberNorth has developed exponentially over the past few years responding to the need for the North...

CyberFest 2025 Cements Region as Powerhouse Hub for Cyber Security

The cyber security community came out in force for the eighth year of CyberFest, a month dedicated to supporting and elevating the cyber business community in the North East to come together to connect, collaborate, and debate. Here at CyberNorth the focus is on...

From the CISO’s desk: A CyberFest recap

In the latest of our popular blogs from CyberNorth's Lead for Cyber and FinTech, Jon Holden, Jon gives his thoughts on CyberFest and the future of cyber security for the region. October is always a busy month in the cyber calendar. Across the UK, Cyber Security...

Ladies Hacking Society mentoring

Join the inaugural Ladies Hacking Society mentoring programme cohort! This fantastic programme, supported by Sage, has been designed specifically for the North East and Scotland, with women in the cyber security industry encouraged to apply for this first cohort. All...

Guest blog: When Cyber Heroes Save the Day

In our latest guest blog, we hear from CyberNorth member, Jenny Wilkinson from Rule 28. When Cyber Heroes Save the Day: Aligning Technical Superpowers with Business Continuity & Resilience In a world where cyber threats lurk behind every digital corner, IT and...

From the CISO’s Desk: It’s Not Always a Cyber Attack

In the latest edition of our blogs from the desk of a CISO, CyberNorth's Lead for Cyber & FinTech, Jon Holden, shares his thoughts on the recent AWS outage. The Cloud is Amazing, But Not Magic: What the AWS Outage Taught Us This week, we saw a rare wobble in the...

Access your free cyber toolkit

Start protecting your business with a free cyber toolkit from the National Cyber Security Centre. The Cyber Action Toolkit gives you clear, bite-sized actions to protect your business's money and reputation from cyber criminals. Created with and for small businesses,...

From the Desk of the CISO: Enough Talk — It’s Time to Act

As the National Cyber Security Centre Annual Review 2025 is released this week, CyberNorth's Lead for Cyber & FinTech, Jon Holden, gives his thoughts on the document and how we should react, moving forward. The NCSC Annual Review 2025 dropped this week,...