Tag: West Midlands

“Cyber Ready” West Midlands launched

Posted on July 21, 2020 by - News

A training programme to expand cybersecurity skills among information technology (IT) professionals in the West Midlands will be launched in August by CompTIA, the nonprofit trade association for the global technology industry, in cooperation with the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The Cyber Ready West Midlands programme is intended for individuals with some experience in IT and who have a desire to build their cybersecurity skills for a more advanced position, such as a cybersecurity analyst.

COVID-19 outbreak will kill a third of Midlands and Northern businesses

Posted on April 14, 2020 by - News

One third of firms in the Midlands and Northern England could go bust because of the COVID-19 epidemic, according to Durham University Business School.

The institution said many businesses are not set up to see their supply chains decimated.

The university said that it assessed over 1.7 million companies in 99 sectors, across 29 geographic regions, finding that 29 percent are at “high risk” of collapse.

Professor Kiran Fernandes said: “Most companies in our region had never experienced such an external shock and were not prepared with mitigation strategies for their complex global supply chains.