Sage EmpowerCyber Back in Newcastle

Dec 5, 2023 | Blog

Once again, the Sage EmpowerCyber event returned to St James Park, Newcastle for November 2023. However, due to last year’s fully-booked event, this time around the plans were more ambitious and held over two days (21/22 November) to give more year-8 girls the...

Degree Apprenticeships: Increasing The Talent Pool

Dec 4, 2023 | Blog

As part of our mission to encourage more people into cyber security careers, we’d like to highlight businesses in the North East who are nurturing the next generation of talent in the region. The Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) is one such organisation. They offer...

ANME event – 17 th November 2023

Nov 30, 2023 | Blog

Despite having to navigate some public transport challenges, I was able to attend the secondNortheast regional ANME (Association of Network Managers in Education) meeting in good time,hosted by ITPS at their Headquarters (and Primary Data Centre) near Chester Le...

Trick or Treat: Spooky Tales from Cyber Security

Oct 31, 2023 | Blog

Usually we only like to talk about the strength of cyber security, the positives of protecting your business and how you can go about doing that – whether that’s through connections to other businesses, knowledge sharing or bolstering the support system in the...

Our first Northeast CyberFirst Education Conference

Oct 30, 2023 | Blog

October 23rd saw the inaugural Northeast CyberFirst Education Conference, held at The Catalyst, Newcastle Upon Tyne. This was attended by a healthy mix of education and industry delegates, with the primary purpose of raising visibilioty of the role of industry in...

Engaging Your Staff With Cyber Security

Oct 25, 2023 | Blog

It is well known that the majority of breaches in cyber security are caused by human error. Depending on which study you choose to look at, the stats are high, finding that between 82-95% attacks have resulted from employee mistakes. While these figures make for...