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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
NCSC’s CyberFlix and CyberSprinters
In early May, the NCSC is due to launch CyberFlix - a new product to support secondary schools, clubs and youth groups to teach young teenagers about cyber security. CyberFlix will be a free-to-access, interactive video learning resource, aimed at 11-14 year...
Coffee Cake and Collaboration #2
Wednesday 26 April saw CyberNorth’s second coffee, cake and collaboration event with Newcastle University’s Cyber Security and Resilience and Security and Resilient Systems Group. The idea behind these events is to encourage all parts of the cyber security sector to...
The little things that give you away
I always thought of myself as quite cyber savvy (not tech savvy that’s different!). I knew not to writemy passwords down, give out personal information or even duplicate a password for differentwebsites. However, I have realised how easy it is to slip into a level of...
NCSC Cyber Security Education Ecosystem Conference 15/16 March 2023
In my CyberNorth role within the Northeast CyberFirst programme for schools, I attended theNational Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) two-day conference in Leeds, alongside Janine Marshalfrom RTC North (coordinating the admin of regional STEM ambassadors) and Nik Kelsey...
CyberFirst Ambassador Information Session at Virgin Money
Thanks go to Virgin Money (Gosforth) for hosting our latest event on 6 March. RTC North, working with CyberNorth invited along North East regional companies who were either running existing corporate STEM Ambassador (science, technology, engineering, and maths)...
CyberNorth takes part in UKC3 Pan-cluster Event
I’m proud to say that I have been involved with the UK CYber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3) ever since its inception. Getting the company off the ground was great fun and, whilst enjoyable, it has been hard work ever since. The idea behind UKC3 came from a collaboration...
CyberFirst – The Path To Cyber / STEM Ambassadorship
With thanks to North East Futures UTC ( https://www.nefuturesutc.co.uk/ ) for hosting CyberNorth’s 2nd February event, we kicked off with a brief description of what NCSC’s national CyberFirst schools programme was all about and how our regional cyber security...
Thoughts on the CyberFirst competition
As a teacher, I am often looking for the best extra-curricular opportunities for my students, but I also have to consider the amount of time it takes to set-up/arrange/implement. I found the CyberFirst competition through a newsletter e-mail last year and have found...
We’re hiring!
CyberNorth Coordinator – Flexible, part time, contract Role Description: CyberNorth is the North East’s cyber security cluster. It brings together 80+ cyber businesses and a host of supporting organisations to share, protect and develop this sector regionally,...
Managing the growing issue of Cyber Security
Introducing the North East Business Resilience Centre and national network Today, with the advantages that technology gives us in terms of organisation, efficiency andeffectiveness, most businesses are dependent on online technology for managing communication;storing...
