September 25, 2024

Introducing the West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre - meet them at our Autumn Cyber Summit on 3rd October


The West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre is a police-led not for profit organisation. They provide free government advice to help you improve your cyber maturity posture, this could include access to toolkits, or templates and there is a free consultation available for all who join the free membership.

 

At the WMCA Cyber Summit, Michelle Ohren, Managing Director, will be delivering a presentation on "Mastering Cyber Security in your Business". This is a non-technical session which will help you understand the cyber threat to organisations, where the responsibility for cyber security sits, the importance of doing the basics well, and a few tips and tricks for you to take away.


Michelle is a serving Detective Inspector with 28 years police experience, and has been involved in the investigation of all serious crime types during her career. She now focuses on protecting the SME community from cybercrime.



Join the West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre and take steps to protect your business from cybercrime.


You can contact Michelle Ohren at michelle.ohren@wmcrc.co.uk.


The West Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre offers free membership and you can sign up here - www.wmcrc.co.uk.

All those who sign up to WMCRC will be put in the draw to win a free First Step Web Assessment worth £180.



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As part of Digital Transformation Fund (DTF) there is funding available for allocation to CQC registered homes to support Care Homes to introduce falls technologies to help identify and prevent falls and to engage in small pilots of other technology enabled care (TEC).


If you are interested to learn about your eligibility, what funding is available, and how the WMCA can support you through the selection and purchasing process, please click here.


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