Manchester at Black Hat USA

Come Create The Future

Manchester is emerging as a recognised market destination for key cyber security experts and has ambitions to become one of the world’s top 20 digital cities by 2020.

• Be in good company: a recognised cyber security destination, home to global giants Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and NCC Group. Cyber and information security companies in Manchester will also benefit when the UK Government’s intelligence agency GCHQ locates in the city in 2019.

• Thriving information security scene: businesses have the opportunity to work with Manchester’s dedicated cyber-crime unit. Multi-million pounds worth of investment will see the creation of a cyber embassy modelled on Mach37.

• Breadth of services: with the UK’s largest financial and professional services cluster, companies like Barclays and BNY Mellon are being drawn to Manchester’s cyber expertise and FinTech offer.

• Diverse ecosystem which includes digitally-enabled health and social care, a vibrant e-commerce hub and an industrial base that is embracing digital solutions.

• Access Manchester's hotbed of talent: recruit from the 84,575 currently employed in the sector, and connect with four leading universities which excel in cyber-related innovation, security, research and forensics.