It was with great joy that I saw the First Tuesday club notification come up on LinkedIn.
Run by the owners of Information Security Solutions, I’d been going to the event since they first started many many years ago, but they’d obviously stopped during lockdown, and I was happy to see that they restarted, This was the 185th one and I was wondering it they still had kept the same key points that made it such a solid event before the pandemic.
I’m glad to say they have, and for those who are new to the event let me explain
- The Attendees: The club consists of a very broad group of people from the London security scene. yes It’s invite only, but it’s not just managers, or just technical, or die hard security. It’s a group of people who are all to do with security in a professional capacity. Everybody there knows their stuff, and that means that you are free to have an open and easy-going conversation on just about any subject. You meet a wide variety of people, So I had conversations with various souls, ranging from hardware encryptions and the latest hacking tools such as the flipper zero all the way through to very anonymized anecdotes of security horrors that we’ve all seen during life, as well as how we solve individual problems and any recommendations we might have. All in all, it’s one of those places where you always learn something new and meet someone fresh. Never just the same faces, always a new addition. If you’re brand new to the club and to this audience, just grab a drink and within about 40 seconds 1 Someone will come up and introduce themselves, shake hands and off you go.
- No Hard Sale: With so many of these social things, particularly those that are sponsored, you’re living in dread of the hard sales pitch. Everybody wants to flog something or you’re expected to hand over your details and then you’ll get a hard sale later on. None of that exists at the First Tuesday Club, I was pleased to see that this events sponsor Cybereason behaved in the same way. They had their very minor sales pitch. Very easy-going and professional and because of that their name sticks in your brain.
- Good food, Good drink, Good Venue: The food and Drink has changed subtly over the years to adapt to a changing world. So when I went to the first one, Vegan options were not really a thing. Now Every possible food taste is catered for with a never ending supply of nibbles. Not enough to make you bloated and tired, but enough to keep you full because you will have arrived straight after work. The drink selection also had something for everyone: champagne, Red wine, White wine, bottled beers and all soft drinks.
So it was great to be back at the First Tuesday, its survived the pandemic and has come back better then ever, I look forward to next month.
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