North West businesses have been warned they could continue to see a rise in cyber attacks this year.The North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC). which is based in Greater Manchester, said the particular threats faced by companies include ransomware attacks. The NWCRC was set up in 2019 as a pilot scheme to support businesses in the region with the growing threat of cyber crime and cyber fraud. READ MORE: Click here to sign up to receive the North West newsletter straight to your inbox It was expanded for the North West region and then also rolled out to other regions across England and Wales and included in the Government National Cyber Strategy 2022. The NWCRC now has over 400 members. Managing director Detective Superintendent Neil Jones said: “Throughout January, we saw an incr …
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