On Tuesday the 7th February, the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit’s (WMROCU) Cyber crime team attended Staffordshire University.

Detective Inspector Rob Harris (Pictured) and Detective Sergeant Gary Sirrell hosted a workshop for the Crime Prevention and Urban Criminology students, on what was a very a fitting day, Safer Internet Day

WMROCU has the responsibility of protecting the communities in the West Midlands from serious organised and complex crime.  Gary and Rob gave a fantastic insight into the current cyber threat landscape, and the UK Cyber Strategy, whilst also providing some local case studies. They concluded with some advice around what businesses and the public can do to protect themselves against a cyber-attack.   The input clearly linked to topics already discussed with students, such as partnership working, education and future threat.