#CyberFest – September 2019

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural #CyberFest, 2019’s event was even better with more events, more speakers and more opportunities to get involved.

• 9th September – Evening event at Salvus House, Durham, hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses. A workshop that reviewed the key data protection challenges that businesses face and what practical measures should be put in place for a SME to manage its cyber risks. Download a presentation from the event: #CyberFest 19_Mark Dennis’ presentation and read about the event’s speakers.
• 10th September – Evening event at City Gate, Newcastle, hosted by Ernst & Young. The (ISC)2 North East England chapter supports a growing community of information security professionals in the region providing an opportunity to build a local network of peers to share knowledge and exchange ideas. Read the blog from this meetup.
• 11th September – Morning event at The Curve, Teesside University, hosted by Teesside University and Digital City. Cyber in a changing business model – harnessing opportunities. How integrated business communities and supply chains have come together to address these challenges and opportunities. Download the presentations and  read about the event’s speakers.
• 12th September – One-day business event at the Urban Science Building, Newcastle University hosted by Newcastle University Helix. We heard from organisations that have delivered real solutions or dealt with the fallout of cyber security. View the pictures from the day, download the presentations or read about the event’s speakers.
• 13th September – Breakfast event at Claxton Suite, Wynyard Park House, hosted by Communicate PLC. A non-technical account on the steps you can take to help you and your business become more resilient to cyber-attacks and security breaches. Read the blog from this event.
• 17th September – Evening event at Northumbria University, hosted by Not Equal and North East Initiative on Business Ethics. Not Equal, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cyber and ethics. Building security into business and dealing with the ethics of cyber security as you grow. Download the presentations and  read about the event’s speakers.
• 18th September – Local civic cyber resilience event for public sector, hosted by North East ICT Managers. Read the key messages and findings from the workshop on the NEICT website.
• 23rd September – Evening event at Northumbria University, hosted by OWASP Newcastle with a ‘two talks and pizza’ format: Stalk Awareness and; Rethinking Threat Intelligence – a quick glance at intelligence led risk management. Read the blog from the evening.
• 24th September – Advancing manufacturing event at Alnwick Castle, hosted by Northumberland Estates, Advance Northumberland and Womble Bond Dickinson. Advancing manufacturing – managing disruption caused by digital technology and the fallout of cyber security as business models are changing. Read about the event’s speakers.
• 26th September –  Cyber Skills for App and Web Developers hosted by Sunderland University and Institute of Coding in conjunction with Digital Union. Read the blog from this event.