In an age where every click leaves a trace, navigating the balance between sharing and security is crucial. Discover how to protect your digital identity and exactly how hackers exploit your personal information.
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Ben is an internationally recognised expert in covert operations, surveillance and digital intelligence with over 23 years’ experience working at the very height of national security, military operations and now the private sector. Ben also stars in the global hit TV show, Hunted. He now films the Australian version which was the most popular TV show in Australia since 2015 with Season 1. Ben is also known as the ‘Digital Spy’, giving talks across the world to keep clients and businesses safe from the bad guys.
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Tony provides advice and training on situational awareness and counter terrorism.
He has previously worked in the corporate sector responsible for fraud and revenue assurance systems at several large multinationals along with running large project management departments.
Tony gained an MBA in 1995 and decided to return to university in 2016 to study for his Masters In Counter Terrorism at UCLAN.
Tony is a Fellow at the Chartered Institute of management and the Institute of Strategic Risk Management and a member of the Security Institute.
In this seminar, Martin Byford-Rew will introduce the concept of 2S2C, which stands for Standardising, Simplifying, Consistency, and Compliance. This approach advocates for the standardisation and simplification of digital and technology provisions in educational & other settings to achieve consistency and compliance with statutory and advisory obligations. Martin will discuss the common pitfalls of adopting new technologies without considering their integration with existing systems, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. By adhering to the 2S2C framework, institutions can ensure their technology systems are more predictable, easier to support, and compliant with relevant obligations, ultimately enhancing the effectiveness and financial sustainability of their digital and technology initiatives.
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With 27 years’ experience of working in ICT within Education, culminating as the Head of Digital Systems at the King Edward VI Foundation, I am currently leading a project to on-board multiple schools onto a single Microsoft 365 tenant. I strive to standardise and simplify systems and solutions to bring about consistency and compliance for all users and the organisation. I believe that ICT should be transparent to the user. IT should just work. It should enable users to access the services they need when they need them using resilient secure systems that are easy to support, minimise repetition using automation where appropriate to do so and are sustainable in the current era.
I have a demonstrable track record of working in the primary/secondary education including project managing the onboarding of seven schools into the trust using a common digital strategy and approach, maximising available resources to deliver a centralised ICT department capable of supporting the needs of a growing trust now and into the future.
I believe that the key to success of any organisation lays in the strength of its staff and the way in which they are developed and given opportunities to grow to positions where they enjoy a fulfilled and productive experience.
I am skilled in Educational Technology, People Management, Business Development and IT Operations and maintain an awareness of current trends and developments within areas which may present as candidates for use within the Education sector.With 27 years’ experience of working in ICT within Education, culminating as the Head of Digital Systems at the King Edward VI Foundation, I am currently leading a project to on-board multiple schools onto a single Microsoft 365 tenant. I strive to standardise and simplify systems and solutions to bring about consistency and compliance for all users and the organisation. I believe that ICT should be transparent to the user. IT should just work. It should enable users to access the services they need when they need them using resilient secure systems that are easy to support, minimise repetition using automation where appropriate to do so and are sustainable in the current era. I have a demonstrable track record of working in the primary/secondary education including project managing the onboarding of seven schools into the trust using a common digital strategy and approach, maximising available resources to deliver a centralised ICT department capable of supporting the needs of a growing trust now and into the future. I believe that the key to success of any organisation lays in the strength of its staff and the way in which they are developed and given opportunities to grow to positions where they enjoy a fulfilled and productive experience. I am skilled in Educational Technology, People Management, Business Development and IT Operations and maintain an awareness of current trends and developments within areas which may present as candidates for use within the Education sector.
