Leicestershire Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are hosting events for charities to help stop them from becoming victims of cyber-crime and fraud.

The one-day free events, next Tuesday (28 Jan) and Thursday, 6 February, are being held at Force Headquarters, St John Enderby, Leicester.

The events will focus on providing information on preventing cyber criminals from accessing systems and potentially disrupting organisations.

Each conference will give charities the opportunity to learn and ask questions about:

- In real time how cyber criminals operate - a live 'hack' demo

- Why incident management is important to your organisation

Experts in their field will help you understand the content through real life examples and, most importantly, by removing the jargon that can make cyber security seem difficult to understand.

By the end of the conference you will:

- Understand the specific types of cyber attack that charities could be vulnerable to and how they have been attacked in the past

- Learn some practical steps you can take to avoid being attacked

Samantha Hancock, the force's Cyber Protect Officer, said: "We're running these events with a specific focus on charities as a way to thank them for all of the hard work they do within our communities.

"It's easy to assume that charities won't get hit or that they're 'too nice' to be targeted by cyber criminals, but not many of us know just how easy it is for a fraudulent email with an attached invoice to get through the system, how important it is to be truly data secure, and how damaging it is to find your email system or website unexpectedly offline.

"We hope that as many charities as possible will be able to join us which is why we're running the event twice."

Tickets are limited to two people per charity and both days start at 9.30am and finish at 3pm. A buffet lunch will be provided.

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