Detective Superintendent Paul Peters - Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales
Paul has been a police officer for over 28 years spending most of his career as a detective. Paul joined the Metropolitan Police Force in April 1995, serving on various specialist units and boroughs across London for the following fourteen years. In 2009 Paul transferred to South Wales Police and was posted to the Major Crime Investigation Team where he took on the role of Senior Investigating Officer for murders and other serious investigations.
In 2014 Paul transferred to Tarian, the Regional Organised Crime Unit, leading investigations into serious and complex cybercrimes as the Senior Investigating Officer, as well as working closely with businesses across Southern Wales to raise awareness of the cyber threat. Paul secured Welsh Government funding to implement Protect initiatives across Wales, and spearheaded a partnership collaboration to create a Cybercrime Prevent package involving education, awareness and law enforcement support across Wales’ educational establishments.
In 2021 Paul took the role of setting up and launching the Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales, a partnership between private sector, academia, and policing. Paul has the role of Managing Director of the centre, with the aim of increasing cyber resilience across Wales, supporting micro businesses, SMEs and third sector organisations.
Detective Superintendent Paul Peters - Managing Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales