South East Cyber Past Events

Speakers and Sponsors

2014 - Present

Brighton, sussex, uk

AI Risky Business:

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Unique Interactive Training Workshop

2pm - 5pm

Sussex Innovation Centre, Brighton

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Surrey and Sussex Cybercrime Unit

Introduction To Cyber Security Leadership and Governance 

2pm - 5pm

Sussex Innovation Centre, Brighton

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Talal Rajab - techUK

This FREE workshop was based on our new online GCHQ Certified Training

The Challenge of Cybercrime For UK Businesses

Is it just media hype?

South East Cyber’s first CyberCrime MasterMind awareness event

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Chris White - South East Regional Organised Crime Unit

• Francesca Blow - West Sussex County Council

WINNING BUSINESS WITH HMG

Winning Business with HMG

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Chris farthing - Advice Cloud

BRIGHTON DIGITAL FESTIVAL EVENT

​Venue: Sussex Innovation Centre, Brighton 

Time: 2pm to 5pm

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Our Speakers:

• Lockcode Cyber Security

• HMG DCMS 

• Restoration Partners

• XL Communications

• Strategic Management Partners

Meet Cyber Security Challenge and Knowledge Transfer Network

​Venue: The Nightingale Room, Grand Central, Brighton 

Time: 2pm to 5pm

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Steph Aldridge - Cyber Security Challenge

• Robin Kennedy - Knowledge Transfer Network

Welcome to CyLon and Level 39

​Venue: Sussex Innovation Centre, Brighton 

Time: 2pm to 5pm

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Ever wondered what it's like in a world famous London Accelerator?

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Our speakers:

• Kirsten Connell, MD CyLon

• Asif Faruque, Level 39

• James Chappell, CTO and Co-founder Digital Shadows

• Robert Schifreen, Security Smart

Increase Your Competitive Advantage With Cyber Essentials

​Venue: The Nightingale Room, Grand Central, Brighton 

Time: 2pm to 4pm

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Free Cyber Essentials Workshop for SMEs

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Our Speaker:

• Samantha Sanderson, Lockcode Cyber Security

South East Cyber and HMG Talk Cyber

​Venue: Grand Central, Brighton

Time: 2pm to 5pm

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Steve Williams -  Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Senior Policy Advisor

• Mike Spain - UK Cyber Growth Partnership, Operations Director

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Our Refreshments Sponsor:

• ESID Consulting

Cyber Summer Social

​Venue: OhSo Social, Brighton

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Our first Summer Social was on Brighton beach at OhSo Social.

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Considering it was just before the August Bank Holiday we had a great turn out including the Cyber Security Challenge, Barclays Cyber, the regional Cyber Crime Unit, our loyal founding members, a few very welcome new members and special guests.

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A big thank you goes to one of our founding members - Dr Sam Type of Geek Forensics - for sponsoring the event!

We've Been Hacked... Now What?!

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Dr. Sam Type -  Director, Geek Forensics

• Gary Peace - MD, ESID Consulting.

• Brian Hitchen - Independent IT Security Consultant and Author.

• Tom Crellin - Emergency Response Manager

Cyber Connect *techUK* Skyscape Cloud Services

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson, Cyber Connect Lead, HMG-funded Cyber Security Small Business Champion

• techUK - Talal Rajab, techUK

• John Godwin, Skyscape Cloud Services

Smart Watch Security and Cyber Insurance

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Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson, Lockcode Cyber Security

• Mike McLaughlin, First Base

• Chris Goodban, NIB Insurance

Christmas Drinks and

Happy 1st Birthday

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We'll be celebrating the Christmas season with drinks, food and networking as well as celebrating SECyber's 1st Birthday!

Ministerial Launch - Cyber Demonstration Centre & Cyber Exchange

South East Cyber was invited to the Ministerial Launch of UK Government's Cyber Demonstration Centre and the new Cyber Growth Partnership website via video link.

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During the live launch the Rt Hon Ed Vaizey congratulated us on our first year anniversary via the Rt Hon Lard Maude's speech!

HMG Advice for Small Cyber Businesses

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Department for Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS)
Steve Williams - Senior Policy Adviser, Cyber Security Sector Growth, Digital Economy Unit

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UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
Iain Gill - Assistant Director Cyber Security Export Team, Defence and Security Organisation 

Howard Gibbs - Head of Small Business Unit in the Defence and Security Organisation

Spring Event: Sussex Police - Working With The Cluster

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Our Speakers:

• Chris Neilson - Staff Officer Intellectual Property Crime Co-ordinator (ACPO) & Business Crime Lead Sussex Corporate Development Department (CDD) Sussex Police, Project Lead for the Cyber Crime Protect Pilot Courses provided by Sussex Cyber Security Cluster SMEs in March this year.

• Sarah Springford - Director Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce  

• DC Graham Lewendon - Surrey & Sussex Police Cyber Crime Unit. In the role of cyber crime detective Graham investigates pure cyber crime incidents, and advises others in how to investigate cyber enabled offences.

Innovation and Cyber Security

Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson - Lockcode Cyber Security

• Kerry Davies from Abatis - 'Is Anti-virus Really Dead?'

• Andy Williams from Cyber Connect 

Cybercrime and Digital Forensics

Our Speakers:

• Samantha Sanderson, Lockcode Cyber Security - Cyber Crime - it's 'Crime' 

• DI Andy Haslam, Head of Cyber Crime Unit - Surrey and Sussex Cybercrime Unit

• Dr Sam Type from Geek Forensics - Digital Forensics

The Launch

Our Speakers:

• Dr Emma Philpott  - founder Malvern Cyber Security Cluster, CEO IASME, UK Cyber Security Forum

• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

• Julia Chanteray - President of the Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce

• James Chappell - CTO and co-founder of Digital Shadows