On Thursday 25th February 80 Norfolk Chamber Members joined us at Holiday Inn Norwich North for an extremely eye opening morning on the topic of Cyber Security.
Host Rachele Kelsall of Hugh J Boswell kicked off the morning, introducing featured charity The History of Advertising Trust and our networking ice breaker. Delegates enjoyed some relaxed networking on their tables before our first speaker took the floor.
Stuart Sullivan of SGS Legal first shocked delegates with some figures on the increase of cyber-attacks, stating 90% of large business and 75% of small businesses have suffered a security breach. He highlighted some recent case studies and common issues made by businesses and stressed the importance of businesses asking themselves questions on how they’re preventing these attacks.
Following the talk, delegates tucked into a full breakfast, with most tables continuing to discuss Stuart’s presentation. We then proceeded to mix our delegates up in our Safari Move, swapping them to different tables to make even more connections.
Lynsey Sweales of SocialB Ltd took to the stage next, asking delegates ‘If your business isn’t using social media you are safe from a social media disaster?’ She covered case studies on social media disasters from employees to businesses and demonstrated the damage that could be done to the business. Lynsey highlighted most importantly that social media is here to stay, we live in a digital age and tightening your restrictions on social media is key to avoid disasters.
With a quick Q&A, Rachele closed the event with thanks to all our attendees, leaving time for more in depth one on one discussions between delegates and our speakers.
You can view both Stuart Sullivan and Lynsey Sweales’ slides from the morning by clicking.
Our next Norwich Business Breakfast: Better Connected, will be taking place on Thursday 28th April. For more details please click here.
