007. Fighting Fraud

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 For more information, follow us on twitter @secarma or @secarmalab or email us at [email protected] Hosted by: Paul Mason, Ethical Hacker Guest: Jennie Williams, Cyber Protect Officer for the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit