The consultancy Equilibrium Risk has joined Dr Simon Parkinson and two placement students: James Bray and Daiyaan Shreef with the aim to develop a bespoke cyber security solution, tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The project will run over the students’ 12-month placement, and their hope is to conclude with a tangible, physical product as an answer to cyber security threats, besides the need to comply with the upcoming GDPR regulation. It will also help those SMEs which aim to comply with such standards as Cyber Essentials.
Pictured left to right are Jason Donaldson (Equilibrium Risk’s MD), James Bray (Huddersfield University placement student), Dr Simon Parkinson (Huddersfield University lecturer), Luke Appleby (Equilibrium Risk’s Director of Operations).
Dr Simon Parkinson is a Lecturer in Informatics within the school of Computing and Engineering at Huddersfield. He said: “Many security monitoring organisations are developing one-time solutions that examine vulnerabilities based on a snapshot of a system, but vulnerabilities are arising so quickly that a security audit is out-of-date within hours.”
“Equilibrium Risk are developing innovative software solutions capable of providing continuous monitoring, which have huge potential to address the shortage of cyber-security expertise and knowledge within SMEs. This is particularly important with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an increasing public awareness of data privacy, as well as the need for cyber-essentials compliance in B2B activity.”
Jason Donaldson, Equilibrium Risk’s MD added: “We are extremely excited to be embarking on such an interesting project. We deeply believe that it’s outcomes will provide real value to SME’s, which will allow them to be compliant with the regulation and feel safe knowing their business are fully protected from cyber threats.”
“This project gives Huddersfield University students a chance to employ their knowledge in a practical environment, giving them experience and employing them with tools useful for their further development. We are hoping to prolong this relationship and contribute to Huddersfield being one of the best places to live, work and study.”
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