An elite talent pipeline, Cyber PATH welcomes the brightest students who want to help shore up the nation’s defences with law enforcement against cyber crime and develop the essential skills, knowledge and experience they need to succeed in the workplace upon graduation in a live, commercial setting.
WHAT IS CYBER PATH?
Each of the nine Cyber Resilience Centres (CRCs) across England and Wales works closely with its local universities to handpick a unique and talented cadre of students, who work alongside senior Cyber Security Practitioners and police officers to deliver high-quality and tailored cyber resilience services to smaller organisations.
BUILDING A NEW WORKFORCE
Cybercrime is fluid; it keeps changing and advancing as technology evolves.
That is why we are bringing in the brightest and the best young people from academia to develop a second-to-none Talent Pipeline both for policing and the private sector.
In NCRCG, we have a platform to lead the charge to strengthen our national cyber resilience and ultimately benefit the UK economy, protect our national assets, and make the UK a more attractive place to work in, to invest in and to deal with. Escalating and expanding our nation’s legacy talent pipeline in the cyber space ensures we are putting our best foot forward in this changing landscape of crime and staying ahead of the curve, both now and for the future.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CYBER PATH
We know our nation’s smaller organisations are looking to reinforce their cyber resilience but aren’t always sure where to begin.
So, rather than overwhelming them with advice and recommendations inappropriate to their size and resource, our students are finding and explaining solutions to complex challenges in ways that are straightforward and accessible.
In doing so, they are developing their own understanding of how smaller organisations operate, the pressures they face and what is required to build cyber resilience against threats specific to their locality. And, at the same time, each student is gaining the essential skills, knowledge and on-the-job training they need to succeed in the workplace.
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MEET THE TEAM
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Fiona Bail
National Cyber PATH Lead
Detective Chief Inspector Fiona Bail has a wealth of Policing experience. From working in Serious and Complex Fraud and Cyber Investigations within Cambridgeshire Constabulary, she has first-hand experience supporting business victims of cybercrime.
Fiona’s experience has seen her work across a diverse range of police roles, including Local Policing, Criminal Investigations, Public Protection and Fraud and Cyber, and she now leads one of the most exciting new talent development programs, Cyber PATH, through the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group. Developing student talent whilst protecting SMEs and charitable organisations from cybercrime.
Fiona Bail
National Cyber PATH Lead
Savva Pistolas
Cyber PATH Supervisor
A graduate of the Cyber PATH programme, Savva joined the NCRCG team in 2022.
In his role as supervisor, Savva provides Cyber PATH students with the mandatory technical training they need to deliver high-quality cyber resilience services and helps to develop their wider communication, decision-making and organisational skills.
Overseen by senior security practitioners – who are the overarching technical authority ensuring quality assurance for every project – Savva also supervises the students in delivering services to smaller organisations.
Savva has a BSc in Cyber Security from the University of South Wales.
Savva Pistolas
Cyber PATH Supervisor
Abdullah Khan
Cyber PATH Supervisor
With a background both in the cyber security and business sectors, and as a graduate of a similar talent pipeline initiative in Scotland, Abdullah lends his technical and commercial expertise to the Cyber PATH programme.
Overseen by senior security practitioners, Abdullah provides students with the mandatory technical training they require to deliver high-quality and efficient support to smaller organisations and supports them in delivering services. He also helps to strengthen the wider skills and knowledge the students need to thrive in a commercial setting, ensuring that they are well-placed to embark on a successful career upon graduation.
Abdullah has a BSC in Computer Science from Glasgow Caledonian University and a Master’s degree in Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security from Abertay University.
Abdullah Khan
Cyber PATH Supervisor
Danielle Healy
Cyber PATH Client Liaison
To her role as client liaison Danielle brings a wealth of expertise in customer service.
Danielle is an ongoing point of contact for those businesses taking up cyber resilience services from their local centre and is on hand to assist the smooth and efficient progress of each project.
Danielle has a BSc in Tourism and Management from the University of Sunderland. Prior to joining NCRCG, she worked as Membership and Services Advisor across cyber resilience centres in the West Midlands, Wales and the South East.
Danielle Healy
Cyber PATH Client Liaison
Andy Dodd
Cyber PATH Policy and Security Senior
Andy is an Information and Cyber Security consultant and has wealth of experience in the Cyber Security Industry having been Head of Digital Forensics within Policing, then Cyber Crime and Quality & Compliance manager at the North West ROCU. He is Cyber Essentials and Cyber Assurance Assessor and also a UKAS sub-contracting Technical Assessor and has performed countless assessments for Forensic Laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 27001 Standards and the Forensic Science Regulators Code of Practice.
