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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
The Naughty Kids Have Grown Up – Reflections on BSides Newcastle
…and how it’s sparking a whole month of CyberFest in the North East Saturday morning. The city’s quiet, but restless. On one side of Newcastle, the streets fill with noise and division: fascist and anti-fascist marches squaring off, each chanting into the void. On the...
Infotel UK Consulting Celebrates Cyber Essentials Success
CyberNorth member, Infotel UK Consulting, a leading IT consultancy based in Newcastle, is pleased to announce it has achieved Cyber Essentials certification. This clearly demonstrates their dedication to protecting customer data and upholding top-tier cybersecurity...
AI Images, Replicants, and the Future of Trust
In our latest blog, Head of Cyber & FinTech at CyberNorth, Jon Holden, shares his thoughts on AI. In Blade Runner, the line between human and replicant is deliberately blurred. Replicants looked real, acted real, and even believed they were real. The tension...
PlanBEE apprenticeship
We’re delighted to have teamed up with Gateshead College to launch PlanBEE Cyber, a flexible, rotation-based apprenticeship tackling the UK’s cyber security skills gap. The apprenticeship is a unique shared apprenticeship programme that aims to develop the next...
CyberNorth Community Update: September Newsletter
Welcome to our September newsletter. CyberNorth is working to support the growth and development of the whole cyber security community across the North East region. Read our latest updates including bursary programmes, funding opportunites, events and of course,...
Monthly Threat Update: North East Economic & Cyber Crime
Welcome to the Monthly Threat Update (MTU) from NEROCU. Thisdocument provides an overview of Economic and Cyber crime trendswithin the North East and UK. This document contains July 2025 data with a forward outlook. Monthly Threat Update RECCCDownload
From the CISO’s Desk: Reflections on the FCA Cyber Coordination Group Insights 2024
The FCA’s Cyber Coordination Group (CCG) Insights 2024 captures a year’s worth of honest discussion and practical lessons from across the UK financial sector. CyberNorth's Lead for Cyber & FInTech, Jon Holden, gives his thoughts on the report and why he...
Aspire celebrates record-breaking year surpassing £50m revenue milestone two years early
EBITDA rose by a third and revenue by more than a quarter, driven by investment in new technology and exceptional customer service. Founded in 2006, Gateshead-based Aspire Technology Solutions is one of the UK’s leading providers of managed IT, cyber security, and...
CyberFirst Bursary – Applications Opening September!
The CyberFirst Bursary Programme is returning, and expanding, for the 2026 academic year! Applications open in September 2025 - students from all backgrounds, with an interest in technology and cyber, are encouraged to apply. £4,000 per year tax-free 8+ weeks of paid...
From My Desk at CyberNorth: CAF v4.0 Changes the Game
As the Cyber Assessment Framework v4.0 is released, CyberNorth's Lead for Cyber & FinTech, Jon Holden, gives his thoughts on why cyber security should be now front and centre for every business. Cybersecurity isn’t a static discipline—it’s a daily pressure test....
