Security industry welcomes City of London Police cyber initiative

Security industry welcomes City of London Police cyber initiative. The security industry has welcomed plans to fight cyber crime in the heart of London using a community-based approach, but says more investment in cyber security skills is required. The City of London Police has launched an initiative to fight cyber crime in the Square Mile in an attempt to secure businesses operating there against cyber attacks. Dubbed Cyber Griffin, the initiative will see specially trained officers lead a series of community-focused exercises. These will include threat briefings and incident response training.  The initiative is focused on businesses in the City and aims to reach those with very little knowledge of cyber-enabled crime threats, all the way up to individuals who hold IT security and risk roles. As cyber crime increases, and more online attacks are launched on UK businesses than ever before, officers in the force’s Cyber Crime Unit decided a community-based approach was needed. City of London Police commissioner and national policing lead for economic crime, Ian Dyson, said: “As criminals working in cyber space become more sophisticated, it’s important we all have at least basic skills to combat those that seek to do us harm. “Through this initiative, the police and industry can work together to share skills and knowledge to protect ourselves from this evolving crime.” Cyber Griffin is aimed at providing updates and threat briefings, incident response exercises and advisory groups.