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Welcome to the BCS (British Computer Society) South West Branch website

Welcome to the website for the South West branch of the BCS (British Computer Society). This is one of the largest geographical branches covering all of Devon and Cornwall, specifically the postal codes EX, PL, TQ, TR. The Branch has about 1000 members.

Our monthly meetings are generally held between October and May. Events are usually held in either Plymouth or Exeter, there is no charge (unless indicated) and everyone is welcome.

IT Security: obstacles between theory and practice
28 February 2012, 19:30

Modern organisations are now entirely dependent upon interconnected high speed computing, which introduces a wide range of ICT security risks. In theory, the mitigation of the risks is straight forward, however in practice there are many obstacles faced by ICT departments in providing a totally secure computing environment the business can rely upon. This will look at some of the risks faced by an organisation, and the obstacles preventing mitigation against these risks.
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The Graduate 2012

The Graduate 2012 The Graduate is a mock recruitment event designed to provide prospective candidates with the chance to experience how a real recruitment process might work, and gives them an opportunity to understand how to utilise their skills, as well as teaching them new ones, to give them an understanding of what to expect for a real recruitment.
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CMSG & SMSG Joint Conference - 7 June 2011

The premier UK event on Change, Release and Configuration Management for ITIL, ALM and CMMI.
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Computer Forensics – The Art of Investigation

Computer Forensics – The Art of Investigation Sam Raincock will introduce the basic concepts and principles of computer forensics. She will demonstrate, with audience participation, how the area isn’t really about recovering data, it is about collaborating the evidence from thousands of sources to be able to determine what? where? when? who? why? and how?.......
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Spring School: Developing and Selling your Own Mobile Phone Applications

Spring School: Developing and Selling your Own Mobile Phone Applications The Bristol Branch of the BCS invites you to a series of talks over four weeks covering what you need to know to be able to develop and sell your own mobile phone applications. The talks will be held in March at the City of Bristol College in the centre of Bristol.
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