The Cyber Student Chapter is a regular meet up for any student studying cybersecurity in Greater Manchester. The event will bring together students so they can share ideas, network and meet experts from the industry.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a community of cybersecurity enthusiasts and engage with the region’s leading cyber companies, improve your knowledge and develop skills that will help you to get a job when you finish studying...

Our first speaker is Richard Lush from CGI who will talk about his journey into Cyber Security and he’ll then be followed by Jim Baldwin who is going to be sharing an insight into information security roles. Finally, Ben Spring from TryHackMe is introducing his exciting capture the flag (CTF) event which is being specifically designed for the GM Cyber Student Chapter.

Participant Universities

• University of Salford
• University of Manchester
• Manchester Metropolitan University

Speakers

Richard Lush - Head of Cyber Operational Security at CGI

Jim Baldwin - Information security manager at Daisy Corporate Services

Ben Spring - Chief executive officer at TryHackMe

Agenda

6:00 - 6:10 pm Introduction by MJ

MJ, Senior cybersecurity consultant from the CRC will welcome participants and introduce our speakers.

6:15 - 6:45 pm Richard Lush

Richard talks about his journey into cybersecurity. From his first role at IBM in the late ’90s - to where he is today.

6:45 - 7:15 pm Jim Baldwin

Jim will share his story on his journey into cybersecurity and share valuable insight into other areas of security.

7:15 - 7:30 pm Ben Spring

Ben will introduce the TryHackMe platform and share the date and the format of the upcoming CTF.

7:30 - 8:00 pm Networking (Students)

How do you attend?

• Register to attend via Eventbrite
• We will send the online event link to you on the day
• You can ask any questions in the chat

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