Vanessa Eyles - The State of Cyber Security in the UK

The F5 - The human side of tech

This episode we discuss cyber security, misconceptions businesses may have when it comes to the laws around it, and what businesses can do to protect themselves with Detective Superintendent of the West Midlands Police, Vanessa Eyles. Vanessa understands that the police can’t arrest their way to ending cybercrime, as a result pre-empting attacks is the focus for The Cyber Resilience Centre (TCRC). With fraud & cybercrime combined, they make up 39% of crime in the UK, and Vanessa’s strategy to address this is with prevention of cybercrime rather than cure. With the TCRC West Midlands, she aims to raise awareness, offer businesses support, and show businesses that their assumption that cybercrime will be treated like other crimes when it comes to accountability and insurance is wrong.

At the time of recording, Vanessa was the Director of The Cyber Resilience Centre West Midlands. She has since retired.

You can access support from TCRC here: https://bit.ly/4aAPOGr

• (00:00) - The F5 Introduction
• (00:25) - Vanessa Eyles Introduction
• (00:48) - Police Career and Journey into Cyber Security
• (02:58) - 2024 Cyber Crime Trends
• (07:07) - What Basics Businesses Need For Security
• (10:05) - Misconceptions About Business Security
• (12:44) - Why Prevention is Important to Vanessa
• (14:13) - National Cyber Resilience Centre
• (19:13) - Who is Responsible For Protecting a Business From Cyber Crime?
• (20:45) - What Support is There For Businesses?
• (22:44) - A Human Side of Tech Story That Vanessa Wants to Hear
• (24:20) - The F5 Outro