Talent Pool: take the plunge back into work – 28 February

Oxfordshire parents returning to work and other people wanting to explore flexible working are being offered the chance to network with prospective employers at Talent Pool, a one off event organised by Oxfam’s IT department with support from BCS. Three inspirational speakers, including Oxfam’s CIO, will start the event, explaining the motivations behind Talent Pool… Read more »

Northampton Branch – Penetration Testing Day Survey

Northampton BCS Group would like to run an all-day penetration testing day event at the University of Northampton. Start time at 09:30 and finish at ~17:00. The proposal at this stage is to run this during April (Saturday 5th April) This will be a ‘premium’ paid for event with a slightly subsidized cost to BCS members… Read more »

[Event Summary] “Britain’s greatest fraudster” hits Oxford University!

Former fraudster turned crimefighter Tony Sales addressed guests at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education last week, giving academics and IT professionals cause for thought… In his lecture, Tony Sales demonstrated how a fraudster could use online information, some of it readily shared by people on their social media pages, to take over an individual’s… Read more »

Christmas Event – Meet “Britain’s Greatest Fraudster”

Tony Sales, Retail Fraud Uncovered Thursday 5 December at 6.45pm Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford,Oxfordshire OX1 2HY Only one man has stood at both the summit of organised crime and the pinnacle of loss prevention. Meet Tony Sales at this our special event for Christmas hosted at Rewley House, Oxford University. Tony was one… Read more »

AGM and Wall to Wall Raspberry Pi

  Branch Annual General Meeting, followed by Wall to Wall Raspberry Pi Alex Goodyear, Colin Hogben and Adam Stephen, CCFE. A talk about the inspiration behind the Raspberry Pi and its achievements which have far exceeded the original project aims. We’ll give an overview of the device’s capabilities and uses, both domestic and commercial. This… Read more »