{"id":1556,"date":"2020-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/security-experts-global-firms-unite-fight-cybercrime-greater-manchester\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:30","slug":"security-experts-global-firms-unite-fight-cybercrime-greater-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/security-experts-global-firms-unite-fight-cybercrime-greater-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Security experts from global firms unite to fight cybercrime in Greater Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experts from companies including KPMG, Royal London, Hiscox, TalkTalk, Co-op, Deloitte and Siemens are coming together for a new cyber crime unit set up by the Cyber Resilience Centre\u00a0for Greater Manchester, a not-for-profit venture between Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Digital..<\/p>\n<p>The Cyber Expert Group will include business leaders, law enforcement officers, intelligence agencies and academic experts. In this \u201cclosed confidential environment\u201d they will share intelligence on the local cyber threat landscape.<\/p>\n<p>This information will then be used to offer businesses advice and support to help grow their resilience to online crime, which costs the regional economy around\u00a0 \u00a3860 million annually.<\/p>\n<p>The Cyber Expert Group will host its first meeting this month, joined by Chief Constable Peter Goodman, the national policing lead for cybercrime in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Beverley McGowen, CEO of CyberPro has been appointed to Co-Chair the Group, alongside the centre\u2019s Head of Innovation, Detective Superintendent, Neil Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cybercrime is a significant issue for businesses in the region and without the correct knowledge and awareness of the threats and practical steps which can be taken to prevent cybercrime, the impact of such events can be devastating,\u201d said McGowan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cyber Expert Group brings together leaders in this field, to support the Cyber Resilience Centre in tackling this issue across the region and help businesses become more cyber resilient.\u00a0 I\u2019m really excited about this opportunity to Co-Chair this group with Detective Superintendent Neil Jones and look forward to building a strong cybersecurity group of experts in Greater Manchester to support its digital economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts from companies including KPMG, Royal London, Hiscox, TalkTalk, Co-op, Deloitte and Siemens are coming together for a new cyber crime unit set up by the Cyber Resilience Centre\u00a0for Greater Manchester, a not-for-profit venture between Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Digital.. 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