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...

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...