Professional services giant Deloitte is planning to bring its lobal training initiative the Startup Leadership Program to Manchester. The programme offers support to start-up CEOs in Manchester and the North. Deloitte will provide a venue for training and events over six months while Deloitte representatives may help shape the SLP curriculum and content of the […]

Law firm Ward Hadaway has teamed up with Tech North, an organisation set up to champion the digital sector in the North of England, to help identify the best international talent capable of boosting the regional sector. The Top 100 UK law firm, which has offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester, is working with Tech North […]

Secarma has acquired application security company Pentest Limited for an undisclosed sum. Both companies are based in Manchester, with Secarma offering penetration testing and online security, while Pentest focuses on app security. As a result of the deal, Secarma is expected to add new resources to Pentest Limited, including a team of ethical hackers. Managing […]

The chief financial officer (CFO) of Manchester-headquartered IT services provider NCC Group has resigned from its board. Atul Patel (pictured) will leave the group on 3 February 2017 or before if his successor is appointed, with the search for his replacement already underway. Patel joined the group initially on an interim basis in February 2011 […]

Security firm Intercede joined ARM,  Solacia and Symantec to assess the security challenges of connecting billions of devices across multiple sectors; including industrial, home, health services and transportation. Their conclusion was that any system could be compromised unless a system-level root of trust was established. To deal with the risk, the companies collaborated on the Open Trust Protocol […]

Shares in UK technology companies have plummeted on the news that the UK will leave the European Union. The FTSE 100 fell by more than eight per cent this morning, wiping £120bn off the value of the…