More than 500 businesses signed up to 'Keep Me Posted' alerts

In his regular column, Business Crime Advisor for Warwickshire Alex Williams rounds up the latest news from Warwickshire Business Watch and gives all the lowdown on local crime prevention initiatives that can help support your business.

Online training sessions for businesses from the comfort of their desks!

The Business Crime Advisor for Warwickshire recently ran an online training session for businesses on the topic of cyber-crime prevention.

The session proved very popular, so much so that another cyber-crime session will be planned for the near future.

In addition to the online training the Business Crime Advisor also delivers face-to-face training to businesses and business groups on a range of crime prevention topics.

#WiFiSavvy Campaign

In the March edition of WMB we told you about a campaign ran by Warwickshire County Council’s Community Safety team encouraging businesses to review the security of the WiFi they provide to customers and demonstrate their commitment to their security by displaying posters and window stickers.

The Posters describe some of the steps the business has taken to ensure the customers' security but also some advice for customers on the safe use of public WiFi. The campaign launched county-wide in June and has been extremely successful.

If you would like to find out more about the scheme, please visit www.warwickshirebusinesswatch.co.uk or contact the Business Crime Advisor via the details below.

Resources

There is a range of crime prevention resources available from the Business Crime Advisor. These range from counterfeit note detector pens to the Little Book of Big Scams information booklets.

If you would like any of the resources or would like to enquire as to what resources are available, please get in touch with the Business Crime Advisor.

Warwickshire Business Watch Update

Warwickshire Business Watch consists of the website, social media account and the two alert systems – the Police Community Messaging Service and the Warwickshire County Council 'Keep Me Posted' alerts. The 'Keep Me Posted' Alerts has just passed 500 subscribers, which we are really pleased with, and some of these also cascade this information out to others.

To sign up to the Keep Me Posted Business Watch alerts, please visit the link below and enter your email address.

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWARWICKSHIRE/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKWARWICKSHIRE_22

To access the Warwickshire Business Watch website and sign up to either of the alerts, please visit www.warwickshirebusinesswatch.co.uk or use the Twitter address @WarksBusiness.

To contact the Business Crime Advisor please email alexcharleswilliams@warwickshire.gov.uk.