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Introduction. SICSA. Cyber Security Meetup Friday 18 th May 2012 Martin Beaton. The strategy. NSS Tier 1 Risks: - Terrorism - Cyber attack - Major natural hazards and accidents - International military crises. The response. National CyberSecurity hub. CyberCrime unit with NCA.
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Introduction SICSA Cyber Security Meetup Friday 18th May 2012 Martin Beaton www.sicsa.ac.uk
The strategy NSS Tier 1 Risks: - Terrorism - Cyber attack - Major natural hazards and accidents - International military crises www.sicsa.ac.uk
The response National CyberSecurity hub CyberCrime unit with NCA Encourage, support & develop education and R&D Foster a vibrant and innovative cyber security sector in the UK, including exploring new partnerships between GCHQ and business to capitalise on unique Government expertise Encourage industry-led standards and guidance that are readily used and understood, and that help companies who are good at security make that a selling point. Build up GCHQ GCHQ Joint Cyber Unit From Government Cyber Security strategy document http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/uk-cyber-security-strategy-final.pdf www.sicsa.ac.uk £650,000,000 public money
The vision Academic Centers of Excellence • University of Bristol • Imperial College London • Lancaster University • Queens University Belfast • Royal Holloway, University of London • University of Southampton • University College London • Closer collaboration with GCHQ • Partnership endorsement • Better understanding of issues • Formulate future research agenda • Extra funding opportunities • £50,000 capital investment • PhD studentships www.sicsa.ac.uk
The journey Interconnected stakeholders www.sicsa.ac.uk
The action Phase 1 - Map out academic & industry landscape - Engage with Police - Engage with Government Phase 2 - Help create a cohesive, tangible group - Establish KT pipelines • - Seek out and promote new funding opportunities • - Increase Scottish research base • - Collaborate with other departments Phase 3 - Create a GCHQ Scottish Centre of Excellence - Enhance and increase KT pipelines • - Create a self sustaining Scottish Cyber Security presence • - Increased researcher numbers www.sicsa.ac.uk
CEReS Grant £4,000,000 available Between £500k and £1M www.sicsa.ac.uk Consortia for Exploratory Research in Security (EPSRC & ESRC) Closing date 14th June http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/open/Pages/ceres.aspx
How you can help Phase1 objectives Mini Meet-ups Share information Help me understand Your ideas www.sicsa.ac.uk Questionnaire Name Institute Category Brief description New contacts