Ian Jackson, a senior lecturer in economics and finance at the University of Wolverhampton, also acknowledges the threat that the attack poses to the city.
“Clearly we are a major part of JLR in this area. We are acutely aware that we sit in a very important position in the region’s and global supply chain and we take it very seriously,” he said.
“This is a threat to our city and our region’s prosperity.”
The University of Wolverhampton was also hit by a cyber attack last year, so Mr Jackson said he knew full well the implications of such events.
“We were at the sharp end in the sense that it affected all of our internal systems, or a good proportion of them, so we were debilitated for some time,” he said.
“The effect hopefully will just be short-lived if this is a one-off episode, but obviously if it carriers on into the future and beyond completing full production by the end of this year, then that’s going to be critical and very worrying for our area.”
