Episode description
In 2016 financial fraud losses totalled £768.8 million*. With the ever-growing risk of cybercrime, what can we do as individuals and as a business to reduce the risk to ourselves and others?
Jennie Williams, Cyber Protect Officer for the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) talks to us about how making small changes and taking simple steps towards cybersecurity can make all the difference.
Key points include:
3’00 – Joining the high-tech crime unit
11’22 – What to do with your device if you’re a victim of cybercrime
16’30 – Recruiting and training Cyber Special police officers
18’00 – Phishing and fraud
21’00 – Reporting fraud and cybercrime
23’18 – Combating indecent images
31’27 – The ‘Take Five’ to stop fraud campaign
For more information about protecting yourself from cybercrime and details on how to report it please see the below links:
http://www.nwrocu.police.uk/protecting-you/cybercrime
https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/
https://www.cyberaware.gov.uk/
*Reference: https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/about/take-five/
Listening time: 43 minutes
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Hosted by: Paul Mason, Ethical Hacker
Guest: Jennie Williams, Cyber Protect Officer for the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit