Graeme McGowan

Articles by: Graeme McGowan

Cybercrime playground: The long-term legacy of the coronavirus on online crime

15th October 2020

Graeme McGowan, Independent Cyber and Security Consultant

OPINION: In the third in a series of articles linked to this month’s Policing in the Time of Pandemic workshops organised by the London Policing College, independent cyber and security consultant Graeme McGowan explains why the move of millions of employees to remote online working in response to the coronavirus could lead to a cybercrime legacy of that lasts long after any lockdown is over.

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Graeme McGowan
Independent Cyber and Security Consultant

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Graeme McGowan became an independent cyber and security consultant in 2008, having taken early retirement from a government intelligence agency. During his final two years Graeme was seconded to the Home Office post-7/7 as the first Senior Government Communications Officer and also responsible for developing the Code of Practice for, and the enactment of, RIPA Part III, which provided appropriate legal powers to access encrypted data. Since 2008, Graeme has held a number of successful directorial roles including Global Client Director for the UK Strategic Arm of a Swiss Software House, Cyber Advisor to a Global Security Risks Group and Director Cyber Security for a UK-based Security company to develop their cyber & cyber security solutions portfolio. Graeme is currently Director Cyber Security & Risk for the Optimal Risk Group, CISO & Senior Tutor & Cyber Advisor to The Global Cyber Academy, CISO for the Sokin Group and Advisory Board member, Zortrex. As an independent cyber and security consultant, Graeme provides specialist risk advisory, converged cyber and physical security services to public and private sector organisations. He is founder of Languages Arts & Culture, a global educational social networking web resource. LA&C will enable members to interact globally via voice, video and text chat regardless of age or ability/disability in a safe environment.