Cyber security experts to star in TV chase

MANCHESTER-based cyber security experts from NCC Group will appear on TV screens across the country soon after taking part in a new Channel 4 series which explores the themes of privacy and online security.

The programme, called Hunted, involves a group of volunteers who go on the run in a bid to evade a specialist team of “hunters”.

The makers say Hunted is a high-octane thriller blending documentary techniques with an entertainment format. It explores the reach of the state’s surveillance powers by challenging ordinary people to see if they can outwit and outrun a team of expert professional hunters.

NCC Group’s team of cyber security experts were tasked with tracking the fugitives using specialist technology and techniques.

The first episode of the series will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 9pm on September 10.

Paul Vlissidis, technical director at NCC Group, headed up the group’s cyber security team that worked on the show.

He said it was fascinating to see the lengths that the fugitives went to when trying to go off grid.

Vlissidis added: “People don’t realise how much of their personal information is out there for the whole world to see. Disappearing is not as easy as you would think, especially when most people tend to reveal some of their innermost secrets on social media for the whole world to see.

“Online safety is an important issue and anything that helps to raise awareness of this topic should be welcomed.”

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