Meet The Team
Each of the 4 South East police forces have dedicated Cyber Crime units who support victims from all communities when a cyber crime occurs. The Cyber Crime Units are regionally coordinated by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) and deliver local support to citizens and organisations.
They work proactively and reactively on significant cyber crime investigations and aim to defend against evolving cyber threats, deter and disrupt hostile action, and identify and utilise expertise to overcome future threats and challenges. Each unit also forms part of Team Cyber UK that delivers the National Cyber Crime Strategy and support the National Cyber Security Centre.
Cyber Protect Officers are your local point of contact to receive tailored support and guidance and this professional advice can be easily accessed through your local police force, or via the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) website, with priority given to those who are most vulnerable.
Patrick Milford
Police Detective Superintendent
Director of the SECRC
South East Cyber Resilience Centre
Patrick was appointed Director of the SECRC in May 2024. Patrick joined Devon and Cornwall Police in 1997 after graduating from Queen Mary's University London. He joined CID in 2000 and transferred to the Metropolitan Police Service in 2004, where he worked in a variety of investigative roles, the majority of which were within specialist crime. Patrick was an SIO on one of the Met Police's Homicide teams.
Patrick transferred to Kent Police in 2018 he worked extensively in Essex and Kent Serious Crime Directorate working as head of Serious and Organised Crime, and Head of Major, Economic and Cyber Crime. Patrick has led on numerous complex homicide investigations and was instrumental in developing a series of proactive responses to fraud and cybercrime which were adopted nationally.
Patrick is an accredited Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), and a Strategic Investigator and brings a wealth of experience to the SECRC.
Chris White
Police Detective Inspector
Director of the SECRC
South East Cyber Resilience Centre
Chris left college and started a career in computing with a multi-national technology company. Then joining the Police in the mid-90s experienced various departments focusing on technological roles.
Always looking for solutions and keeping up with technology, he joined the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit as a Police Cyber Security Advisor and Prevent Sergeant, delivering the National Cyber Security Strategy where he has been working with private sector raising the awareness of cyber security, coaching and encouraging positive behaviour change within organisations, assisting those in the midst of cyber incidents and managing the offenders responsible.
Now at the South East Cyber Resilience Centre as Head of Cyber & Innovation, delivering as a speaker, presenter, technologist, and police officer working with the private sector & academia to protect business from fraud and cyber crime.
Savva Pistolas
Cyber Path Supervisor
National Cyber Resilience Centre Group
Savva Pistolas works as a Cyberpath Supervisor and facilitates project delivery for the NCRC Group. He oversees our Cyberpath Students in the delivery of our catalogue of services and meets with our clients to ensure that all projects are delivered seamlessly. He discovered his interest in building the resilience of SME’s during his Applied Cyber Security BSc with University of South Wales and brought this with him into his subsequent work as a Security Consultant.
Abdullah Khan
Cyber Path Supervisor
National Cyber Resilience Centre Group
A former Ethical Hacker at the Scottish Business Resilience Centre, Abdullah uses his extensive technical expertise, as well as experience in commercial delivery, to support, train and mentor the students within the Cyber PATH Programme.
Having graduated with an Honours degree in computing with AI in 2005, after running his own businesses, Abdullah returned to university as a mature student where he then completed a Masters in Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security (Distinction) from Abertay University.
His dissertation research was to guide front line law enforcement officers carrying out missing person investigations using SOCMINT (SOCial Media INTelligence). With a strong interest in talent development, he has supported fellow Ethical Hackers from Abertay University to perform outreach programs for high school students.
After graduation, he worked with BRIM as Senior Ethical Hacking Lead, where he supported and cemented the foundations of the Cyber PATH programme across the regional centres. Within that role, he onboarded and trained the current cohort of students and undertook client engagement. Additionally, Abdullah helped improve organisations’ cyber security posture by supporting students while delivering the various cyber services. He continues his role with NCRCG as Cyber PATH Supervisor to make sure Cyber PATH achieves its full potential.
The critical points for him in this role are to help SME’s become more cyber aware and help them improve their cyber resilience. Additionally just as important, helping cyber-focused students gain the experience and confidence so that after graduating from the programme they can not only talk the talk but also walk the walk in the cyber field. Making the role worthwhile is helping students start their cyber careers.
Danielle Healy
Cyber Path Client Liaison
National Cyber Resilience Centre Group
Danielle is the Cyber PATH Client Liaison for the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG), a Home Office funded, Police led, not-for-profit company initiative that is working in partnership with business & academia to strengthen cyber resilience across the UK business community.
Having worked as a client executive in the technology sector for over 10 years, Danielle has a wealth of experience in supporting small to medium businesses through championing a no-jargon approach. Prior to her role with the NCRCG, Danielle has been working as a Membership and Services Advisor for a number of the UK’s Cyber Resilience Centres. In this role, Danielle developed extensive relationships with businesses across the West Midlands, Wales and South East to help them benefit from the wealth of cyber guidance and services that each of the Cyber Resilience Centres has to offer.
Outside of the technology sector, Danielle enjoys trips to the beach with her Border Collie, Bruce and spending time with her young son.
Daniel Sykes
Cyber Protect Officer
Surrey Police
Daniel joined Surrey Police in 2018 in an IT role for Police Staff. In 2021 he became a Data Analyst and also a Cyber Crime Volunteer and Police Cadet Leader. Daniel joined the Surrey and Sussex Cyber Crime Unit full time in early 2023 to provide advice and support to victims and businesses.
Another focus is to empower Officers/Staff with the confidence and knowledge to discuss Cyber Crime prevention with members of the communities they serve as well as maintain their own Cyber-Hygiene.
Though new in role, Daniel has a particular interest in ensuring upcoming generations are increasingly Cyber-Aware and will be a proactive resource for Cyber Crime prevention in Surrey and Sussex.
Sussex and Surrey Police have a joint cyber crime unit that is responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to cyber crime victims.
Daniel Sykes
Cyber Protect Officer
Sussex Police
Daniel joined Surrey Police in 2018 in an IT role for Police Staff. In 2021 he became a Data Analyst and also a Cyber Crime Volunteer and Police Cadet Leader. Daniel joined the Surrey and Sussex Cyber Crime Unit full time in early 2023 to provide advice and support to victims and businesses.
Another focus is to empower Officers/Staff with the confidence and knowledge to discuss Cyber Crime prevention with members of the communities they serve as well as maintain their own Cyber-Hygiene.
Though new in role, Daniel has a particular interest in ensuring upcoming generations are increasingly Cyber-Aware and will be a proactive resource for Cyber Crime prevention in Surrey and Sussex.
Sussex and Surrey Police have a joint cyber crime unit that is responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to cyber crime victims.
Piers Rochford
Cyber Protect Officer
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have a cyber crime unit that is responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to cyber crime victims.
Alex Turnbull
Cyber Protect Officer
South East Regional Organised Crime Unit
The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) is a Police unit responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to Thames Valley Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Surrey Police and Sussex Police.
Mark Godsland
Cyber Protect Officer
Thames Valley Police
Mark, has had a career with UK Policing since 1988, working with Gloucestershire Constabulary until 2016 as a serving officer in a variety of operational and non-operational roles, involvement with and in support of national crime prevention initiatives, ambassadorial duties in representing the Constabulary with engagement and support of the wider business community.
He joined Thames Valley Police in early 2018 as a Cyber Protect Officer in a staff capacity and continues to work to develop and deliver with colleagues a Force-wide Cyber Protect strategy, focusing on proactive and dynamic cyber-crime prevention and reduction initiatives, whilst supporting the South East Regional Crime Units, Cyber Protect portfolio.
Marks core roles include the support and guidance to the Local Policing Areas, to ensure that Neighbourhood policing staff have the basic skills to deliver local Cyber enabled prevention & reduction advice, support victims and reduce demand. In addition deliver bespoke cyber awareness presentations to a wide base of community groups, including the wider business sector and deliver a Board level practical exercise. He liaises and consults internally and externally by bench marking against performance against other Forces, linking with subject matter experts, to achieve and share a better understanding of practical and proactive Cyber Protect issues and partnership opportunities.
Mark is part of the wider UK Cyber Protect network, fully supporting National Cyber Protect messages and content to ensure corporate approach, consistency and delivery of core National guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre.
Yueharo Taylor
Cyber Protect Officer
Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police has a cyber crime unit that is responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to cyber crime victims.
Jez Rogers
Cyber Protect Officer
South East Regional Organised Crime Unit
The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) is a Police unit responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to Thames Valley Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Surrey Police and Sussex Police.