TLDR:
- Paul Peters highlights the importance of resilience beyond cybersecurity, especially for smaller organizations.
- The Cyber Resilience Center for Wales collaborates with national and international organizations to disseminate best practices for enhancing cyber resilience.
Paul Peters, the detective superintendent and managing director at the Cyber Resilience Center for Wales, emphasizes that resilience extends beyond cybersecurity, particularly for smaller organizations. He discusses the relevance of cyber resilience in the face of double-extortion ransomware attacks. Peters collaborates with the National Cyber Security Center, Microsoft, and other entities to provide guidance to organizations, focusing on SMBs and micro-businesses.
In an interview at the Infosecurity Europe 2024 conference, Peters delves into the center's mission, the importance of reporting incidents to law enforcement, and basic security measures that organizations should deploy to mitigate cyberthreats.
With over 25 years of experience in policing and preventing cybercrime, Peters is committed to educating businesses on cybersecurity threats and enhancing cyber resilience across Wales. By raising awareness and providing law enforcement support, the Cyber Resilience Center for Wales aims to empower organizations to protect themselves against evolving cyber risks.