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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.

Server Down

We had to reboot a client’s server this lunchtime as part of a planned routine maintenance programme. Jokingly the engineer I sent asked “what happens if it does not restart?” Well we found out. The machine is new, having only been onsite since late spring this year, it has been rebooted a number of times […]

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Odd Job

Today whilst Martin has been out at a client building a network for them from scratch, including installing the cables, sockets and switches, then adding the PCs, a NAS box and sharing the resources – so we can get a Disaster Recovery backup for them – I have been trying to get a GPRS modem

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The National Hamfest

Octagon Technology is one of the sponsors of the UK’s premier amateur radio event, The National Hamfest. One of the company directors, Clive, callsign G1BSN, is a member of the Lincoln Shortwave Club (LSWC), and he is the Event Co-ordinator, charged by the club to make the event happen. Throughout the year he works closely

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