Friends of the ECRC

For over 50 years, the University of Essex has been the intellectual home of the world’s leading experts in data science. Their work spans the full spectrum of trustworthy data science and analytics, drawing on expertise from across the University, including data science, artificial intelligence, and cyber security. At the core of this expertise is our Institute for Analytics and Data Science (IADS), a centre of excellence connecting academics with businesses, health trusts, local authorities, and government to make the world a better place.​

CybAid is a non-profit organisation offering pro-bono Cyber Consultancy services to Charities & Small Businesses dedicated to aiding others. Their foundation is built on a mission to empower Charities and Small Businesses towards Cyber resilience. Their extensive volunteer team boasts a broad expertise in a range of Technology and Cyber solutions, constantly keeping abreast of the industry's latest trends and best practices to deliver optimal solutions to their clients. 

CybAid are open to working with a diverse range of Charities and Small Businesses. Their volunteers work on a personalised approach per client towards Cyber Consulting, showing their commitment to supporting their success.​​​

ChurchGOers Digital is a leading platform empowering faith communities to thrive in the digital age. We provide churches with the tools, knowledge, and strategies to enhance their online presence, engage their congregation, and expand their ministry impact. Our comprehensive approach equips both church leaders and members with digital literacy skills, enabling them to navigate the online world confidently.

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By offering expert guidance in web development, cybersecurity, GDPR compliance, and effective communication, ChurchGOers Digital is committed to helping churches build a strong digital foundation. Our platform provides practical tools and resources to support churches in their mission to connect, grow, and serve their communities.​​​

SaluteMyJob Ltd proudly operates as a social enterprise committed to fostering stronger connections between ex-military individuals and supportive employers, bridging the gap between the unique skills and experiences of service personnel and the needs of various organisations. We collaborate with employers to provide resources, support, and guidance tailored to service leavers and veteran job seekers, empowering them to unlock their full potential in civilian careers.

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As part of our commitment to addressing the UK’s cyber skills shortage, we are delighted to join forces with IBM and Abertay University, in delivering Nominet’s grant-funded Click Start programme. This initiative running until March 2025 provides free and fully remote cybersecurity training in Penetration Testing, Artificial Intelligence, and Governance and Policy in a cyber context. Successful graduates of the programme are equipped with knowledge to complement their existing transferable skills, which can then be harnessed by our Employer Partners, facilitating a sustainable talent pipeline into their businesses while offering significant cost savings.​​​

The National Association of Business Crime Partnerships is the National Representative body for Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs) across the UK.

BCRPs are a partnership approach to tackling crime and disorder in our towns and cities, uniting businesses, police and other key partners to form a holistic approach to crime prevention, through enhanced communication and intelligence sharing.

BCRPs also work to create a safer, fairer society through educating businesses and their staff with crime prevention awareness, such as online fraud, scams, and other national safety objectives including identifying and preventing CSE, violence against women and girls, counter terrorism, county lines and trafficking.​

KMCC's is a not-for-profit organisation whose main aim is to develop the local cyber security ecosystem across Kent and Medway.

It focuses on the following three areas:

• Building the local community on cyber security matters in all sectors.

• Promoting innovation and growing local cyber security capabilities.

• Facilitating cyber skills development for all, from children to professionals and local citizens.

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KMCC strives to work closely with a range of partners and stakeholders such as local authorities and national public bodies, local and national businesses, local higher education institutions (HEIs) and schools. KMCC works closely with UKC3 and other regional cyber security clusters to contribute to the development of the cyber security ecosystem throughout the UK.​

The ECRC is really excited to announce that it will be working Peterborough Women’s Aid (PWA) as its partner charity and the beneficiary of its Referral Scheme over the next 12 months.

PWA is the only specialist domestic abuse service in Peterborough and provides safe and stable refuge accommodation for women and children fleeing high risk domestic abuse, potentially at risk of homicide.  The refuge provides essential provision for up to eight families where we can offer our specialist, holistic model of support.

PWA runs a number of specialist community services.  We have an advice line, webchat and group work service for survivors who are living in the community.  PWA facilitates the Own My Life Programme online and in person. We work in HMP Peterborough with female residents delivering awareness and empowering sessions.   We run a weekly group session in Peterborough raising awareness about abuse, and also focusing on self-esteem, confidence and prevention.​

We are a group of tech professionals with a variety of specialisms who have come together because we want Suffolk and the East Region to be at the heart of the UK’s digital and technological community. We feel that anything and everything we can do to help achieve this is a good use of our time, and this work has already started! 

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We represent Suffolk's community and educational tech focussed groups. With one easy to use calendar you can see what's available each month. Most groups offer free meetups, some online and some in real life!  At the ISTN we bring advanced education, bridging the skills gap for all learners. With our community approach we try to bring everyone together to build a stronger community, giving our talented people a platform to find their place in industry.

The Smart Manufacturing Alliance was established in 2021 to support, grow and promote the manufacturing sector across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

As a membership organisation we deliver seminars, workshops, and training programs as well as a broader range of events giving manufacturers from the region to connect and build strong meaningful connections. We also provide hands on support including business diagnostics, consultancy and support with business planning and grant identification to unlock the potential of businesses in the region.

We are delighted to be working with the ECRC, ensuring cyber security training and support is on hand for businesses in the region and making sure we are aware of the risks faced across the digital world.​

The Cross-sector Safety and Security Communications (CSSC) Eastern Region project began in early 2014 and represents a partnership between the public and private sectors in the six counties of the Eastern Region of England (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex).

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CSSC Eastern Region has support from key public and private sector partners across the region including the Police, Local Resilience Forums, Environment Agency, Home Office and National Crime Agency.  Now fully operational with over 30 industry sectors, each of which is headed by one or more Industry Sector Leads (ISLs), many of whom have national/international reach within their industries.

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In the event of a major incident that is likely to have wide-reaching impact across the Eastern region, our partnership with the police, transport bodies and government ensures that we can deliver “one single truth” information via ISLs for onward distribution to their networks, so that businesses can make informed, appropriate decisions if necessary.​

Cyber East is an industry body that works alongside the UK Government to develop the cyber security industry in the UK.

Our aim is to partner with cyber security businesses in the East of England and provide a platform for collaboration and growth within the Cyber Security industry.

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Alongside this we focus on providing support to local businesses who need to increase their cyber security knowledge and need support & signposting. In order to share knowledge, skills, and capabilities across the region we are actively building a network of partnerships with a range of organisations working across academia, research, training and innovation in the Cyber industry.

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As an integral part of the UK’s cyber ecosystem, our mission is to help businesses become more resilient against cybercrime and attract inward investment in the East Anglia area.​

The Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) was established in January 2021, building on the success of the former Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS), whose history can be tracked back to 2012.

iCSS represents the University of Kent as one of only 19 UK universities that are recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR) by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, part of the GCHQ) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, part of UKRI – UK Research and Innovation).

We promote a broad range of interdisciplinary research in cyber security and help enhance the cyber security skills and awareness of our students and the wider community. We achieve this through diverse cyber security activities, including research, educational activities, professional training, industrial consultancies, expert talks and media communications. Our external partnerships with industries, governmental bodies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) enable us to develop wide-ranging collaborations with the cyber security community in the UK and worldwide.​

The Eastern Fraud Forum (EFF) has been set up to increase the resilience of regional organisations – in both the private and public sectors – to the threats posed by fraud.

Run as a collaboration between professional advisors, industry members, the Police and other governmental agencies, the objective of the Forum is simple: to promote fraud awareness, to allow members to understand how best to mitigate against the risks involved, and to increase knowledge of how to respond effectively to fraud if and when it occurs.