Who should attend?

• Small business owners, directors, or managers
•  IT leads, operations or office managers
• Anyone responsible for data, systems, or client trust
• Businesses wanting concrete steps (not theory) to boost their security

What will be covered

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• Understand your most critical cybersecurity risks (for small businesses)
• Evaluate key tools (antivirus, firewalls, MFA, backups) and pick what fits
• Implement practical steps you can start immediately
• Detect & respond to incidents (ransomware, phishing)
• Create a simple security plan / checklist for your business

Why you should attend

• Actionable, hands-on advice - this is not a lecture, but a workshop with you doing real checks and planning
• Tailored for small businesses - budgets, constraints, and realities of small teams are considered
• Gain confidence & reduce risk - don’t wait for something bad to happen
• Network with peers - learn from other local businesses’ concerns, challenges, solutions

Speaker

Dr Hisham Al Assam leads the Cyber Security Pathway at the School of Computing, where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules including Fundamentals of Cyber Security and Cryptography, Ethical Hacking, Digital Forensics and Cyber Incident Management, and Information Security in Communications. Hisham has also supervised a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with an industry partner and has authored or co-authored more than 50 academic publications in cyber security and related fields.

To book your place

Scroll down to the 'Book now' area below to reserve your place.  A reminder email will be sent both one week and one day in advance of the event.   

We will be hosting a Simply Networking event immediately before the workshop from 9am in the same venu. Please book separately for this event here