Join the Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster, in collaboration with BCS West Yorkshire, for an evening of practical cyber security insights from experienced industry professionals. You’ll hear from Fabien Bourdaire, a seasoned incident responder with over 20 years in the field, who will walk through a real-world breach caused by a common Microsoft IIS misconfiguration, highlighting overlooked risks, insider threats, and attacks that leave little forensic evidence.
Dr John Haggerty from Sheffield Hallam University will introduce his work on using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) AI to improve information security management, showing how AI can be made more reliable when grounded in trusted frameworks like NIST and ISO 27001. We’ll also hear from Daniel Toms chair at BCS West Yorkshire about how BCS supports professionals and the regional cyber community.
Expect engaging technical talks, real-world case studies, and useful takeaways for improving your organisation’s cyber security. Whether you’re a practitioner, student, or manager, this is a great opportunity to network, learn from experts, and stay informed about both emerging threats and practical solutions.
Who should attend?
This event is ideal for cyber security professionals, IT managers, incident responders, developers, academics, students, and anyone with an interest in cyber risk, AI in security, or strengthening their organisation’s defences.
Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster
The Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster is a professional network of cyber security practitioners and those with an interest in the industry, created as part of the UK Cyber Security Forum to help cyber security experts and organisations across the region to collaborate and build a stronger standard of cyber security as part of a knowledge exchange collective.
The cluster's role is to support, inspire, and work collaboratively with cyber security professionals to strengthen the regional cyber security ecosystem.
1. Establishing as an authentic leader in the cyber security industry.
2. Developing a strong committed community membership.
3. Supporting local economy.
4. Defining, developing and supporting achievable pathways.
5. Achieving sustainable fundings.
Membership
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Disclaimer
Our events are intended for individuals aged 16 years and older.
Any views or opinions expressed at YCSC events by our speakers are solely those of the individual and do not necessarily represent those of Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster.
