A local collaborative group of cyber security experts is hosting a free educational business event to promote and protect companies from data breaches within their organisations.
The first annual Yorkshire Cyber Security Event, organised by The Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster at the 3m Buckley Innovation Centre in Huddersfield on Thursday 12th May.
The Yorkshire Cyber Security Event will have seminars from cyber security experts, the police and a leading IT security university academic, roundtable discussions and 1:1 friendly advice offering Yorkshire businesses a starting point on protecting and preventing data loss in their organisations.
Seminars will talk through fundamental information security topics such as cloud security, human error breaches and immediate protections.
Chair of the Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster and managing director of Bob’s Business, Melanie Oldham, said “We are incredibly proud to announce first annual Yorkshire Cyber Security Event. “The growth of Bob’s Business in the past few years has demonstrated the urgent need for all businesses to be aware of rudimentary cyber security issues that can easily threaten their company.”
Cyber security issues have been on the agenda of businesses more than ever recently, possibly due to the TalkTalk data breach last November, which according to BBC news cost the organisation up to £35m.
Research by the government’s Cyber Streetwise campaign shows that two thirds (66%) of SMEs don’t consider their business to be vulnerable, yet in 2014 33% of small businesses suffered a cyber attack from someone outside their business.
Mrs Oldham added, “At the event we will offer advice to those who request it, as well as providing fun and engaging seminars and roundtable discussions which will help your business become more aware of cyber security issues and how to tackle them.
“The price of data breaches, especially to SMEs, is too costly to avoid the risks anymore, which is why we are committed to educating businesses on online etiquette in this internet age.”
The Yorkshire Cyber Security Event 2016 is a free to attend event.
To confirm your attendance, sign up at: http://cybersecurityevent2016.eventbrite.co.uk/