THE AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME
Together with police and government, our National Ambassadors make up a Steering Group which is driving forward five key workstreams.
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Promote the importance of cyber resilience across the business and third sector communities.
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Promote engagement between the CRCs and Ambassadors’ SME customers and supply chains.
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Support the long-term development and sustainability of the cyber resilience centre network.
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Support the growth of Cyber PATH – an elite workplace ready talent pipeline for the next generation of specialists in cyber resilience.
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Become a respected national voice informing the UK cyber agenda.
NATIONAL AMBASSADORS STEERING GROUP
NIK ADAMS
Temporary Assistant Commissioner, City of London Police and Chair of the Steering Group
BRUCE REEKIE
Vice-Chair of the Steering Group
BECOME A NATIONAL AMBASSADOR
NATIONAL REACH AND IMPACT
Join key players in steering the national discourse on cyber resilience by contributing to our CyberVersed podcast and taking part in our annual CRC Summit, alongside representatives from fellow Ambassador companies, senior law enforcement and government.
CYBER PATH
Support the development of this elite talent pipeline which gives our nation’s brightest students the opportunity to work
alongside senior security practitioners to deliver affordable
and high-quality cyber resilience services to SMEs.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Partner with an established network of cyber resilience centres to channel support to your supply chain and customers across the regions.
OUR FOUNDING AMBASSADORS
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SAS
SAS is a global leader in AI and analytics software, including industry-specific solutions. SAS helps organizations transform data into trusted decisions faster by providing knowledge in the moments that matter. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.
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Aviva
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Microsoft
Over the last three decades, Microsoft has consistently transformed the way that people live, work, play and connect through great technology. We are inspired every day by the genuine belief that we can change the world for the better. Here on our UK website you’ll find out more about how we are driving advances in cloud computing, developing new ways for people to interact with technology at home, at work and on the move, while transforming education and public services and supporting the UK economy.
Microsoft is still a young company. We’ve been at the centre of the revolutionary changes that technology has brought to every aspect of our lives and we’ll be at the centre of tomorrow’s transformations. The best is yet to come.
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KPMG
KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, operates from 22 offices across the UK with approximately 15,300 partners and staff. The UK firm recorded a revenue of £2.43 billion in the year ended 30 September 2021.
KPMG is a global organisation of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organisation or to one or more member firms collectively.
KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.
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Natwest
NatWest Group is a relationship bank for a digital world. We champion potential; breaking down barriers and building financial confidence so the 19 million people, families and businesses we serve in communities throughout the UK and Ireland can rebuild and thrive. If our customers succeed, so will we.
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Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realise their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
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SANS
SANS Institute is the world’s largest provider of cyber security training.
For over twenty-five years, we’re provided cutting edge training to governments, and organisation across the world. Technology may have changed in that time, but our core mission has remained constant: to protect through sharing cyber security knowledge and skills.
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Chainalysis
Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies in over 60 countries. Our data powers investigation, compliance, and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases and grow consumer access to cryptocurrency safely.
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CGI
Cyber security is part of everything we do.
We have over 1,700 cyber security experts globally with one of the largest cyber security practices in the UK helping clients manage complex security challenges with a business-focused approach, protecting what is most valuable to them.
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The Very Group
With annual revenue of £2.3bn, The Very Group is a unique digital business that combines online retail and flexible payments. Our online retailers, led by Very.co.uk and supported by Littlewoods.com and LittlewoodsIreland.ie, bring 2,000 desirable brands within easy reach of more customers. Across electrical, home, fashion and more, we sell everything our 4.8 million customers could need, except food.
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