Lunchtime networking event explores 'Cyber - the new battleground'

There's no business too small to be of interest to hackers, and everyone has data worth taking. Don't miss the chance to hear from a former government intelligence agent on the digital threats facing the world at a special Cambridge Network lunchtime event this Thursday (February 25th).

 

Delivered from a business (not insurance) angle, Graeme McGowan of BeCyberSure Ltd will discuss the very real impact that cyber threats can have on businesses and their customers. In addition, he'll be looking at social networking - both the dangers, but also the positives they can offer.

Be aware of the threats that exist and learn how to protect your business - and your customers - from them.

This special event takes place from 12 noon - 2pm on Thursday February 25th at St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS.

Find out more and book your place here.


About the speaker:  Graeme McGowan

Chair, Cyber Working Group, ORIC International
Technical Director, BeCyberSure Ltd
Associate Director, Cyber Security & Risk, Optimal Risk Management Ltd
Director, GCA Search Cyber Recruitment
Member, LCCI Defence & Security Committee & Cyber Working Group
Independent Cyber & Security Consultant
Founder Languages Arts & Culture

Graeme took early retirement in 2008 from a Government Intelligence Agency. During his final two years Graeme was seconded to the Home Office as the first Senior Government Communications Officer and also responsible for developing the Code of Practice for, and the enactment of, RIPA Part III, which provided Law Enforcement Agencies and Public Authorities the appropriate legal powers to access encrypted data.

Since 2008, as well as providing independent Cyber and Cyber Security/Open Source Intelligence consultancy services to the public and private sector, Graeme has held a number of successful Directorial roles including Client Director for the UK strategic arm of a Swiss Software House, Cyber Advisor to a Global Security Risks Group and Director, Cyber & Cyber Security for a UK-based Security company to develop their Cyber & Cyber Security solutions portfolio. Graeme is currently Associate Director, Cyber & Security Risk for Optimal Risk Management Ltd, Technical Director BeCyberSure Ltd and Director GCA Search.

As an Independent Cyber & Security Consultant, Graeme provides specialist risk advisory services, and proprietary converged cyber & physical security services to Public and Private sector organisations, providing a complete end-to-end solution, whether for risk-centric requirements or security-driven priorities. The goal is to ensure that clients anticipate threats, develop the best response, and the resilience for every eventuality. In short: to be prepared, for anything.

Cyber and security risks and threats are a massive problem and Graeme delivers CPD (Continuing Professional Development) to the Private sector (in particular, the Chartered Insurance Institute & the International Underwriters Association) and also training on Cyber Threats and Open Source Analysis and Collection.

Provision of up-to-date skills to meet the current Cyber challenge are critical and Graeme provides a discrete recruitment process for Blue Chip clients requiring Cyber Security experts as Director, GCA Search. Graeme also takes the lead on Cyber for the Operational Risk Consortium and is a member of the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry Defence & Security Committee and Cyber Working Group.

Graeme has recently been appointed as Chair, Cyber Working Group - ORIC International. Founded in 2005, ORIC International (ORIC) is the leading operational risk consortium for the (re)insurance and asset management sector globally. ORIC is a not for profit organisation that facilitates the anonymised and confidential exchange of operational risk intelligence between member firms, providing a diverse, high quality pool of quantitative and qualitative information on relevant operational risk exposures. ORIC provides industry benchmarks, undertakes leading-edge research, sets trusted standards for operational risk and provides a forum for members to exchange ideas and best practice.

Graeme is also Founder of “Languages Arts & Culture”, a ground breaking global educational social networking web resource. As well as embracing sign language, endangered languages, language exchange, tutoring, academic and language research resources, LA&C will enable members to interact globally via voice, video and text chat regardless of age or ability/disability. Safety of our membership is paramount and Graeme invests his cyber skills to enable that safe environment by developing tools to automatically detect on-line inappropriate behaviour.

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