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Research, analysis, policy and regional data on the West Midlands cyber economy, plus news and stories from across the community. Strategic reports live here, not on the Hub site, so there is one authoritative source.
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The regional strategic review examining what it would take for the West Midlands to develop a nationally significant cyber business cluster. It identifies progression, rather than entry, as the principal constraint: the region creates cyber companies but too few reach scale.
In short: 147 cyber organisations identified, 92 of them micro-enterprises, and five with external equity investment. The gap is not formation, it is progression.
The West Midlands cyber community is entering its next phase. Building on the foundations established by the West Midlands Cyber Hub, the Cluster will strengthen
Advanced manufacturing increasingly depends on connected operational systems, digital supply chains and AI-enabled processes. That makes cyber resilience an issue of productivity, continuity and competitiveness
The UK’s cyber sector is evolving beyond traditional security services towards a broader role in economic and industrial resilience. We examine the latest sector data
From industrial resilience to workforce transformation, activity across the region demonstrates how cyber increasingly intersects with manufacturing, AI, skills, leadership and economic development.
Official cyber statistics capture different parts of the problem. Comparing survey data, regulatory reporting, and national incident data reveals a much larger layer of cyber
Ten years of government cyber-security data reveal a mixed picture. Awareness has increased, but persistent attack methods and uneven organisational maturity suggest that exposure has
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