Review: The Inagural Bsides Birmingham – 3 May 2025

By order of the Peaky Blinders, Bsides Birmingham has officially arrived, and arrive it did yesterday with an absolute bang! Living in Worcester I find that the Midlands often gets overlooked when it comes to cyber events which I find incredible considering that Qinetiq and IASME are based in Malvern. There is also a raft […]
Announcing the Reissue of the “Rise of” and “Varied Origins” Series of Books

’m also over the moon to announce that the books that I compiled: The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume 1The Varied Origins of the Cyber Men: Volume 1The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume 2The Rise of the Cyber Women: Volume 3 will be reissused and published by Security Blend Books on Saturday 8 March 2025, […]
Poetry Book Launch Event and Signing: “The Show Must Go On” – In Conversation with Lisa Ventura MBE

One of my lifelong dreams is finally being realised with the publication of my first poetry collection entitled “The Show Must Go On: A Journey Through Life in Poetry”. The collection will be released officially on Thursday 3 April 2025 and on the same day I’ll be taking part in a book signing and “In […]
Book Review: Secure by Choice by Sarah Aalborg

As a Cyber Security Awareness Specialist, I’m always learning and looking for new things and ways to engage with those who don’t have cyber at the forefront of their minds to help them develop a security first mindset. Recently I’ve picked up some new gamification training methods and deeper analysis of the human brain and […]
Embracing the Power of Diversity: The New DEIB Initiative at ICE Barcelona

ICE Barcelona, the flagship event for the gaming industry, is based on being much more than just a place for excellence and innovation in gaming; they strive to be a community that reflects the diverse, inclusive, and equitable society they wish to build in the gaming industry. To this end, they have launched a Diversity, […]