Interview: Poppy Dowell, Cyber Security Accelerator Manager at Wayra
Poppy Dowell is Cyber Security Accelerator Program Manager at Wayra UK- the startup accelerator programme set up by Telefónica in 2012. The programme works to help start-ups develop, in part by collaborating with third-party investors and industry specialists – like us. Poppy has kindly agreed to talk about her role in Wayra, the industry hubs…
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How to capitalise on the digital transformation skills gap
The success of digital transformation is under threat due to a sizeable skills gap, and it has nothing to do with a lack of technical knowledge. We’re talking about a shortage of change leadership expertise at the heart of transformation management. Digital progress demands a cultural evolution that, for many organisations, is falling short. 84%…
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X, I or T – What shape are you, and do you need to cross-skill before it’s too late?
What shape are you – a T, an I, or even an X? Popularised by Tim Brown (CEO of global design agency IDEO), T’s and I’s are used in business to describe the breadth and depth of an employee’s experience. Amongst job seekers, there’s a fear of millennials employed in the industry. They appear to…
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How to use LinkedIn for job search the right way: Top 10 tips
LinkedIn contains a treasure trove of opportunities for job seekers. But with a user base of over half a billion – which continues to grow by 2 people per second – and 10 million active job posts, it’s easy for your profile to get lost and for irrelevant job recommendations to pop up. Think of…
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Does AI solve the IT skills shortage?
As we’ve recently written, IT – and cybersecurity in particular – has a serious shortage of skilled personnel. Jobseeker interest supplies less than 65% of employer demand in most countries. In the UK, 44% of firms are not where they want to be in terms of IT infrastructure and staffing; 150,000 positions are currently unfilled….
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An interview with CyberSmart’s Relationship Manager, Thomas Seilding
Data protection and information security are big news, with high profile cases like the 2017 ransomware attack on the NHS placing cybersecurity even more in the public spotlight. According to the UK Government, however, around 80% of cyber attacks could be prevented if businesses put basic cyber security controls in place. London-based CyberSmart is a…
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