Testimonials Library

“I loved it. I’ve got lots of really good information. I’m going to use this to talk to my IT team and it will hopefully make it easier for me to work better and more cooperatively in the organisation. The trainer was fabulous.” Kerrie Fletcher- Senior manager Emergency and Continuity Planning- Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

“I’ve really enjoyed the 2.5 days. I thought it would be very long but the trainer kept it very entertaining and engaging. It will be really good to get all the documents that you’re going to send us. I would definitely highly recommend your course. I know you said that there’ll be potentially another course that’s aimed more at the technical people and I would definitely be recommending members of our IT team to participate in that course.” Charlotte Daly- Emergency Planning Officer- Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

“It was really helpful. My focus going forward is clearly on business continuity and understanding risk response and recovery. So it’s been a helpful starting point for that. Thank you very much. It’s been a very engaging couple of days.” Neil Martin- Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Management - Northern Health and Social Care Trust

“I found the last couple of days very helpful, coming from a non-technical perspective. But with experience in emergency response, I can see how the crossovers are there so that’s been very helpful for me. I do have a central IT team that knows much more about the technical side of things, and I’ll be linking in with them just to make sure that some of the stuff that we covered, that they’re doing all of that. I really enjoyed it, it was a really good taster for me for the world of cyber. And a nice delivery style as well. So thanks very much.” Ruth Watson- Head of Finance, Business Support & Communications - Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland

“We are very aware of the increasing cyber threat and our need to have proper processes and structures and roles and responsibilities clarified within the organisation. I think over the last 2.5 days what’s been really helpful, Amar, is that you’ve given us structures and processes with which we can improve our cyber resilience across the board. I think one of the key takeaways for me is the security side, in terms of, differentiating between what is a violation of policy and what is a cyber threat across the operational team. A very valuable couple of days.”Hugh Tohill- Chief Strategy Officer-NI Civil Service

“I’ve undertaken a lot of resilience and business continuity work at my organisation and one of main areas here is cybersecurity. The course has been extremely beneficial and at least now I’m better informed to take away this information with me at the first of my resilience working groups. Some of the stuff you've covered, I can raise it now. I found you an excellent trainer, you included all of us and were very interactive which is sometimes difficult in online training. But you did an excellent job.” Jacqueline Doherty- Resilience Officer for Emergency Planning- Derry City & Strabane District Council

"I found the course very informative and I absolutely learnt a lot in the last 2.5 days. As it was pitched at a non-technical audience, it was pitched at a good level for myself. I’ve come away with a lot of sources and a lot of information to go on to help at playbooks and tabletop exercises. A lot of food for thought.” Lucy Larkham- HSSE Manager - Emergency and Cyber Response- EPUKI

“It was a great course, I have to say, even though I’m coming from the technical side. I still thought it was good to cover the non-technical side, the processes, the procedures, making sure we have the right documents and how to engage with the business. And how to make sure we’re covered if a cyber-attack does happen. So definitely lots to take away with me.” Sarah Scott- Cyber Risk Manager- Translink

“It’s been very interesting and a lot to take in for me on the non-technical side. I think on going back to the organisation, I’ll catch up with my colleague who has been on the course as well and just think about what we have in place and what we need to do moving forward to enhance our operational resilience. Thank you very much.” Laura O'Boyle -Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Management - Northern Ireland Housing Executive