Yorkshire Post Business Section: Rebecca Chapman CEO, NEBRC
The following piece was printed in the Yorkshire Post Business Section on 28th April. Rebecca Chapman is Director of the North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC), a not-for-profit, police-led organisation which exists to help protect businesses across the region from the growing issue of online crime. A Superintendent with 30 years policing experience across uniform and CID disciplines, Rebecca has a keen interest in the cyber world and […]
Online Safety Bill Set to Prevent Thousands of Frauds
The new online safety bill, currently being pushed through Parliament by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorris, is set to ensure that social media organisations treat fraud as a ‘priority harm’. The bill outlines that companies will have to take more steps to prevent criminals from using their platforms for fraud related offences – as opposed to […]
Anti-Fraud Rules for Online Shopping
Shopping online is set to become a little safer as from next month with more identity checks being introduced as part of new anti-fraud rules coming into force on March 14. Indeed, buyers may have already noticed more requests to verify their ID as payments providers and retailers adopt the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) […]
NCSC Encourages UK Businesses to Act in Light of the Recent Cyber Incidents in and Around Ukraine
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is encouraging all UK organisations to review and bolster their cyber security in response to the cyber incidents in and around Ukraine. This comes after the NCSC updated its guidance to UK companies and organisations last week on ‘Actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened’. To reduce […]
Online Fraud Reporting Concerns
Victims of online fraud and scams can be subject to a “postcode lottery” when it comes to how and if their crime is investigated, suggests research recently published by The Daily Telegraph. Under the present system, all fraud offences and scams are reported to Action Fraud, the central police unit. These 400,000-plus annually reported crimes […]
NEBRC: A Reflection on our Work to Date and Focus for the Future
By Supt Rebecca Chapman, NEBRC Director It has been challenging but extremely productive past 12 months for the North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC) as we move into our third year since inception next month. Cyber crime and fraud remain a key and very real threat for businesses, with the head of Britain’s National Cyber […]