Episode 3: Cybersecurity and Cyberthreats for SMEs and Individuals

Lauren Strong from our Digital Resilience programme talks to Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, Associate Professor in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity at the University of Portsmouth, to discuss cybersecurity and cyberthreats to Small and Medium Enterprises and individuals.

A Tribute to Paul Newton

A photo of the four members of the Digital Resilience Team

All of us at Shaping Portsmouth are incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Paul Newton, a supporter of our Digital Resilience programme. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time. Our Digital Resilience programme lead, Lisa Gibbs, pays tribute to Paul, “It was an absolute pleasure to work with Paul […]

Join our free 30-minute Business IT Advice sessions

Four people sat around a desk in a meeting room

The Portsmouth Business Support Service and Digital Resilience programme have joined together with Portsmouth City Council to provide free 30-minute sessions offering business and IT advice to local businesses. The sessions, taking place on the 24th October at Victory Business Centre (Somers Rd N, Portsmouth PO1 1PJ), will cover funding and growth opportunities, skills and […]

Showcasing Digital Resilience at the Festival of Crime

Over the weekend our Digital Resilience team attended the Festival of Crime organised by the University of Portsmouth. The event showcased over 30 years of criminology and crime-related studies at the University, showing the public what they do to tackle and understand crime. It was great to meet so many wonderful people and share our knowledge […]

Networking event encourages businesses to strengthen their IT security

Last week Lisa Gibbs, our Business Digital Resilience programme lead, presented to Portsmouth City Council’s network meeting at the Kings Theatre. Lisa, who is also Director of Philip Gibbs Insurance Brokers, gave attendees an overview of Shaping Portsmouth and the programme, its aims, resources available, and the partners involved, and then introduced Emma Mouncey and Ramata Touré from […]

Two Shaping Portsmouth Programme Leads to take part in CEO Sleepout

Two of our Programme Leads have pledged to take part in CEO Sleepout Portsmouth on Thursday 27th April. Lisa Gibbs, leader of our Business Digital Resilience programme, and Stephanie Parker, who recently joined as Co-Lead of our Skills & Employability programme will be spending the night under the stars at Fratton Park to raise money […]