Cyber Space

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Wednesday 23rd March 2011, Central London, 09:15- 16:00

Working Together to Improve UK Cyber Security

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Overview

As the UK’s dependence on cyberspace grows, the security of cyberspace becomes ever more critical to the health of the nation. Cyber space cuts across almost all of the threats. The threats to those who use cyber space range from phishing to enable credit-card fraud, through to corporate espionage.

The coalition government has given national security the highest priority. One of the government’s first acts was to create a National Security Council, bringing together all the senior ministers concerned, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.

Attacks on computer networks are among the biggest emerging threats to the UK, the government has said in its new National Security Strategy: “A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty”, published 18 October 2010.

To respond to the highest priority risks over the next five years, the government outlined in its Strategic Defence and Security Review, published 19 October, that it will develop a transformative programme for cyber security, which addresses threats from states, criminals and terrorists, and seizes the opportunities which cyber space provides for our future prosperity and for advancing our security interests.

The National Cyber Security Programme will be supported by £650 million of new investment over the next four years, working to one national programme of activity with supporting strategies in other departments. The government highlights the important role the private sector will play in the successful delivery of the programme.

Agenda

Delegates at this forum will discuss and debate how citizens, business and government can enjoy the full benefits of a safe, secure and resilient cyber space. It will explore how by working together, at home and overseas, by understanding and addressing the risks, by reducing the benefits to criminals and terrorists, and by seizing opportunities in cyber space, the UK’s overall security and resilience can be enhanced.

09:15	Registration and Coffee
10:00	Chair's Welcome Address Professor Peter Sommer, Visiting Professor, Information Systems, Integrity Group, London School of Economics (CONFIRMED)
10:10	Securing our National Security: Strategies to Tackle Cyber Threats What is the nature and extent of the cyber threat to the UK? Threats and opportunities that cyber space brings National Cyber Security Programme: £650 million new investment Critical role of the private sector in delivering the transformative national cyber security programme Creating a single point of contact where the public and business can report cyber crime Skills development: ensuring that those involved in combating cyber crime have the knowledge required to identify, understand and tackle the threat Neil Thompson, Director, Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (invited)
10:30	Cyber Security: GCHQ Perspective Strategic Defence and Security Review and the Spending Review: outcomes for cyber security Threats, vulnerabilities, impacts and opportunities Ensuring networks are secure, trustworthy and resilient Providing better advice and information about the risks to business and the public Importance of technology and cyber skills Improving our ability to deliver cyber products and services Enhancing investment in national intelligence capabilities Safeguarding sensitive government and military communications Marcus Willett, Director Cyber, Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) (invited)
10:50	Adaptability and Challenges: Meeting New Cyber Space Threats UK Defence Cyber Operations Group MOD’s approach to cyber security Mainstreaming cyber security throughout the MOD Ensuring the coherent integration of cyber activities across the spectrum of defence operations Placing cyber at the heart of defence operations, doctrine and training The use of cyber capabilities as a potentially more effective and affordable way of achieving our national security objectives Wing Commander Tom Parkhouse, Cyber Security Staff Officer, Ministry of Defence (invited)
11:10	Questions and Answers Session
11:30	Coffee Break and Networking
11:50	Tracing the Source of Attack How do you know who is attacking you? The technical evidence Promoting a culture of security: mitigating risks through awareness Dr Richard Clayton, Security Researcher, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge (CONFIRMED)
12:10	The Role of Industry in Cyber-Security Public- private partnership : working together to improve UK Cyber Security Public and private sector information sharing, assurance, security and handling Helping Government use industry’s expertise, experience and innovation to aid implementation of strategy Protecting our technology dependent societies John Higgins CBE, Director General, Intellect (CONFIRMED)
12:30	Effective Law Enforcement on e-crime Improving the accuracy of e-crime recording Improving skills and awareness of frontline officers Establishing processes to co-ordinate response across the country Pooling of specialist e-crime resources from forces in each region into collaborative hubs Working in partnership with registries and registrars to prevent e-crime Making the internet a less hospitable environment for criminals Tightening up domain registration standards Charlie McMurdie, Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (CONFIRMED)
12:50	Questions and Answers Session
13:10	Lunch and Networking
14:10	Cyber Security Challenge: Addressing the Skills Gap Technological skills for future security Addressing the skills shortage Role of the Cyber Security Challenge UK in responding to the shortage of skilled professionals in the cyber security sector Creating UK talent Providing security skills assessment and training to fill cyber attack gaps Speaker to be confirmed
14:30	Developing a New Era of National Security in the US Role and scope of US cyber security office US Cyber Challenge – attracting and retaining the best talent Evolving your software and hardware capabilities to meet the modern cyber threat Overcoming political and legal challenges for developing coherent strategy foe effective cyber defence Building cyber security alliances Charles Bartoldus, DHS Attaché to UK Department of Homeland Security (invited)
14:50	Coffee Break and Networking
15:10	Building our Cyber Warfare Capability Properly assessing cyber conflict Can cyber-attacks be deterred? Overcoming political and legal challenges for developing coherent strategy foe effective cyber defence Working in partnerships with key partners and allies to increase computer security Developing a new era of national security in the US Cyber warfare – global threat, global solution Nigel Inkster CMG, Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (CONFIRMED)
15:30	Protecting Digital Infrastructures Through Research and Innovation Network Security Innovation Platform – delivering innovative programmes for a more secure electronic environment Forging an environment that fosters creativity and innovation in order to generate the knowledge and technologies that can reduce the risk from terrorism Working more effectively with business and academia to ensure research is delivered and exploited Coordinating collaboration with international partners, increasing sharing of knowledge and technologies Andrew Tyrer, Lead, Network Security Innovation Platform, Technology Strategy Board (invited)
15:50	Questions and Answers Session
16:00	Chairs Summary and Close

*programme subject to change

Audience

Delegates will include Chief Executives, CSOs, CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Risk and Resilience, Heads of Counter Terrorism, E-crime experts, Head of Infrastructure & Architecture, Information Security Professionals, ICT Directors, Head of Information Systems, CNI Professionals, Heads of Policy and Compliance and will be drawn from central government, local authorities, police authorities, security and intelligence services, telecommunications, utilities, aerospace, academia, health, emergency services.