fbpx

Clive

Clive Catton MSc (Cybersecurity)



Clive is the CISO at Octagon Technology. with special responsibility for data privacy and cybersecurity. The world of business technology is constantly changing and to meet this challenge he recently graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with an MSc in Advanced Computer Security and Digital Forensics. His dissertation was on data privacy in small businesses using Microsoft 365 for Business.

The degree is not the end of the studying – to keep current Clive spends some of his time at work simply reading and studying the latest technology trends and threats so our clients can benefit from this knowledge. This knowledge also shapes and supports the products and services Octagon delivers to clients.

To make full use of Clive’s Master’s degree in cybersecurity, Clive and Diana have a joint venture with an international research company to get access for our clients to up to date information, schemas, analytics, templates, actionable tools and guidance. Whatever the size of your organisation if you are not approaching IT, cybersecurity and information privacy in a way that supports and benefits you, they can help, from the boardroom to the shop floor. See more details at Smart Thinking Soltutions.

If you have a cyber security issue and need help urgently you can contact Clive directly on 07943 537804.

Clive's personal blog can be found at Clives Blog. He posts "a photo a day", other photos and talks about photography, walking, camping, technology and other stuff he likes.

Weekend Support

The support we offer our contract customers does not stop at 5pm on a Friday. Last Friday evening I took a call from a client who was reporting that the power to his office had been going on and off all afternoon and now the power company (who were digging up the street outside) had

Weekend Support Read More »

The Business Club

Diana and I went to The Business Club – Lincolnshire last week. It was a great meeting where in small groups, businesses helped each other with ideas on how to solve business issues as they were presented by each person in the group. This was my table – from left to right. Craig Tulip –

The Business Club Read More »

WordCamp UK 2012

Now I am back from the weekend’s WordPress Conference and have caught up with this week’s work, it is time to start to implement some of the changes I learnt about. Top of the list is making my personal and business WordPress sites more secure – I know of several sites who did not make

WordCamp UK 2012 Read More »