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Our regularly updated CyberNorth blog, featuring cyber security sector insights, advice, digital discussion and thought leadership.
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These posts are regularly updated and feature a mixture of posts from team CyberNorth and cluster community members. If you’d like to write a guest blog – get in touch via hello@cybernorth.biz
Northumbria University Partnership Opportunity
Northumbria University are developing their undergraduate computing programme to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry expertise by offering all of their second year computing undergraduate students the chance to participate in real-life projects...
Tech4Communities Launches in Gateshead
Tech4Communities wants to support Gateshead communities who are excluded from the online world. People and small businesses can donate unused laptops, tablets, and phones at community sites across Gateshead that have partnered for the project. Each device will be...
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...
