Matthew Hough Clewes from the West Midlands Police presenting Cyber Crime and its Impacts at the Midlands Cyber Security Expo 2019 #midscybersecurity19

1. <MATTHEW HOUGH-CLEWES>
West Midlands Police
Regional Organised Crime Unit
Cyber Crimeand Its Impacts

2. Cyber Crime
Protection
Matthew Hough-Clewes
Digital PCSO

3.  In 2018 43% of businesses were breached, this rises to 72% in large businesses
cyber security breaches survey 2018
 There were almost 6 million cyber crime and fraud offences in 2016, which means
these crime types now make up half of all crime in England and Wales; that is
1/10 of people in England and Wales Office for National Statistics Survey 2016
How Cyber crime affects the UK

4.  The average cost of a breach was £8,180, including no lost assets breaches
 74% of businesses say that cyber security is a high priority for their organisation but
only 27% have a formal cyber security policy or policies
 Only 20% of businesses have had staff attend internal or external cyber security training
in the last 12 months
 37% of businesses use encryption
 41% of businesses do not consider themselves at enough of a risk to warrant cyber
insurance
Cyber security breaches survey 2018
HOW CYBER CRIME AFFECTS UK BUSINESSES

5. https://breachlevelindex.com/

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjT8m0hcKU

8. • Victims can report fraud, Misuse of Computer offences (Cyber crime) over the phone or online
• Contact Centre is open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm
• Online reporting available 24/7
• Website provides fraud prevention advice and support for victims
• 24/7 CYBER CRIME REPORTING PROCESS – Triage Incident Coordination and Tasking (TICAT)
0300 123 2040
actionfraud.police.uk

9. Resources
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/smallbusiness
Nationally - GCHQ launched the National Cyber Security Centre in October
2016 – the purpose to reduce the cyber security risk to the UK by improving Cyber
security and resilience. The NCSC provides advice to government, and works with
businesses, organisations & individuals. It is an information sharing hub – the
advice coming from here is authoritative, coherent, and underpinned by world class
research. Use them!

10. Resources
Cyber Essentials
www.cyberessentials.ncsc.gov.uk