About this Event
The North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC) are a not for profit, police-led, award winning organisation working to protect businesses in the North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber from online crime. Our Centre brings together all of the police forces in these Regions, alongside universities, and private sector cybercrime and fraud experts.
The Centre's "Cyber Careers Lab Events" provide bi-annual networking opportunities for local students either currently studying or interested in studying cybersecurity. It is a free opportunity for students to meet their peers from other universities and hear from senior experts in the industry regarding career paths. The speakers will discuss their careers, answer questions and give top tips for those considering roles within the industry. The event is kindly sponsored by Northumbria University, one of our partner Universities who are keen to support students. Any students at local Universities are welcome to attend!
During this lab, there will be talks from:
• Martin Wilson, Detective Inspector at Durham Constabulary and Head of Student Services at the NEBRC:
Detective Inspector Martin Wilson of Durham Constabulary has 19 years policing experience across various policing roles. Prior to joining the NEBRC, Martin was part of the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU) where he specialised in Cyber Protect, Prevent and Prepare work streams, leading on new and innovative work, helping businesses understand and prepare for cyber-attack. Martin has recently obtained an MSc in Cyber Security with distinction and is currently undertaking a Ph.D. in small business cyber security at Abertay University.
• Alex Mortimer, Manager of Academic Partnerships at ISC2:
Alex is an experienced business leader who has worked in senior director positions in the university, commercial and the not-for-profit sectors. He has worked in academia and has developed teams at Airbus, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Bentley, Duracell, Pepsico and many more global organisations.
Alex has also worked in business and has built a reputation in the supply chain industry as a thought leader. He is listed in the top 25 of Supply Chain Influencers on Social Media by SAP Centric conference USA and in the top 50 of global business supply chain thought leaders and influencers by thinkers360.com and Scurri. He created the Supply chain apprenticeship standards in the UK for which all UK universities must adhere to these standards for creating their supply chain degree. He is now supporting the development of cybersecurity standards in the UK.
Alex currently heads up the global academic partnerships at ISC2 - The World’s Leading Cybersecurity Professional Organisation. He oversees the strategy and works with the teams internally to develop approaches in supporting the academic partner community. He is also involved in advocacy – policy work promoting the cybersecurity profession and creating the cybersecurity standards for apprenticeships.
He is also a non-exec board member at the University of Suffolk and an external visiting senior lecturer (adjunct professor and guest speaker) at Anglia Ruskin University, California State University – Fresno, Royal Holloway - University of London, University of West London and University of East London.
• Matt Chambers, Senior Cyber Security Engineer at Pulsant:
Matt currently works at Pulsant, the UK's leading edge provider with 12 datacenters across the nation. Pulsant are responsible for all operational security of corporate environments along with over 200k public IPs. Matt's previous roles have been Ethical Hacker for the North East Business Resilience Centre, as well as working as a Security Analyst and Security Consultant.
Refreshments and food will be provided during the event over some networking time with peers and the speakers in attendance!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ELB0001, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8ST, Newcastle, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
