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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
North East Mayor Backs Campaign to Inspire North East girls to thrive in cyber security
There is still a significant gender disparity in the cyber security industry, and the statistics speak for themselves. Women hold just 17% of cyber security jobs nationally - this is on a stagnant decline (21% in 2022) and the number of female leaders in cyber...
Member News – InovaMesh v2.0 released
Cyberinova proudly announces the groundbreaking release of InovaMesh v2.0, our cutting-edge, patent-pending Zero Trust Network solution. This launch exemplifies our unwavering commitment to pioneering cybersecurity advancements...
Member news – Net-Defence forges partnership with For Legal as cyber security threats surge in UK law firms
Cybercrime is expected to cost £8.5 trillion globally this year, with the legal sector reportedly accounting for over 24% of global cyber-attacks. UK law firms are posing a very attractive target for cybercriminals,androbust cyber security measures and continuous...
Let’s Talk Trade: FutureScot
CyberNorth led a collaborative charge of North East based cyber security businesses to Scotland's leading public sector cyber resilience conference – FutureScot, as part of a trade mission hosted by our sister cluster, ScotlandIS last month. Featuring international...
New Campaign to Power Pathways for Girls to Access Cyber Security Careers
We are delighted to announce that we have secured funding from Innovate UK to support the launch of a first of its kind project in the North East in a bid to inform, equip and empower careers advisors and computer science teachers with the resources and knowledge to...
Brazil Cyber Requirement – DBT
Opportunity in Brazil: UK Cybersecurity Providers Wanted The Department for Business and Trade are working with the Justice Tribunal in Brazil, which is seeking UK providers in the following cybersecurity areas, if you're interested, please respond and identify which...
Women in Cybersecurity: How to Accelerate Action and Close the Gender Gap
The UK’s cybersecurity sector is growing rapidly, yet the gender gap remains a significant challenge. Women currently make up 17% of the UK’s cybersecurity workforce. This is a decline from previous years (UK Government Cybersecurity Labour Market Report 2024)....
Industry Qualifications from Newcastle College
Newcastle College offers certification to cyber security teams. If you would like any of your team to be CISCO Certified Support Technician in Cyber Security or Networking, please follow the links below or contact us to be put in touch with Kevin Hillary from...
ePlacement Scotland Comes to the North East
Our sister cluster, ScotlandIS is bringing its hugely successful ePlacement Programme to the North East to create further opportunities for our employers and students to gain talent and experience, respectively.
Nationwide Building Society to train people to think like cyber criminals
Nationwide Building Society said it wants to add cyber security training to its programme, which has fast-tracked more than 300 graduates in nine years. Working with cyber training specialist Capslock, Nationwide said that through the cyber security-focused training,...
