North East Online Crime & Fraud Awareness Session with the NEBRC!

19 July 2023 | 14:00 – 16:00 BST

Waterstons Limited Liddon Court Aykley Heads DH1 5TS

Why should you join?

Every year, businesses lose millions of pounds to fraudsters and criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated and can spend hours researching you and your business to perform a credible scam.

Whether you use email, phones, social media or online banking within your business, the internet and digital era has been crucial for the success of many businesses today. As a small to medium business, you may not consider yourself to be a likely target. However in the last year, one in three UK businesses suffered some form of online crime.

By attending this event, you can aim to increase your understanding of fraud threats and risks, ask questions, and take steps to protect yourself and your business.

Join us on Wednesday 19th July from 2pm-4pm for coffee & cake!

What will you gain?

At this event, our experts in Fraud and Cyber Security will highlight key scams that affect businesses across the UK. Fraudsters target sole traders and micro businesses as well as charities and larger businesses – stay ahead of the criminals who may target your business by learning how to prevent your business from becoming a victim of fraud and cybercrime.

“The ICO are at the door, what should we do? – Andrew Swan is a specialist solicitor in data protection law, particularly defending companies subject to investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office. He will be speaking about the process of ICO investigations and what they entail, with reference to real life cases.
Discover the current fraud threat themes and risks for SME businesses with Feedzai’s SME Fraud Prevention Lead Daniel Holmes, what you can do to stay safe as well as what banks are doing behind the scenes to help businesses stay safe, including device recognition and behavioural biometrics.

A chance to network with other businesses, our guest speakers, the NEBRC and Waterstons with a coffee and cake – we may also add further speakers at a later date so keep your eyes peeled!