New centre to fight cyber crime established in East Mids

A new facility aimed at tackling cyber crime and online fraud has been established in the East Midlands.

The East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre (EMRC) is third of ten planned in the UK to follow Business Resilience International Management’s (BRIM) Resilience Centre Model.

Currently the main customer is Derbyshire Constabulary where chief constable Peter Goodman is responsible for the NPCC Cyber portfolio for the UK.

The Policing lead for the EMCRC is detective inspector Matt Carson, who will lead the establishment and development of the team at EMCRC.

BRIM was appointed following an EU tender procurement process to establish ten Cyber Resilience Centres (CRCs) in partnership with Police UK within 15 months to help businesses prevent cyber-attacks as well as support those organisations that are affected by data breaches.

BRIM chief executive Mandy Haeburn-Little said the tendering process was “lengthy and at times exhaustive”.

She added: “We are absolutely delighted that we will be able to develop further the model which has been successful in other parts of the UK and look forward to continuing to work very closely with partners in all areas of policing including the Protect Network, the cyber-security industry, the SBRC and IASME,” she said. “We are delighted that our model was recognised above other submissions and really looking forward to getting started.”

For businesses, a CRC provides a dedicated point of contact on cyber-crime and access to services that can support them in becoming cyber-resilient. It translates intelligence gathered from Government specialist teams into user friendly, accessible business support and services.