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Cyber Space and Cyber Security
Cyberspace underpins our critical national infrastructure and the UK economy more broadly. RUSI's programmes critically examine international attitudes to the cyber domain and to cyber security.
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- Cyber warfare and the legal frameworks for responding to cyber crime, including how to identify the threat's origin.
- Military Sciences Department: The increasing role of cyber space in military operations.
- National Security and Resilience Department: The role of cyber space in the national security of the UK.
- Legal frameworks currently in place that govern the use of offensive cyber capabilities.
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Leading RUSI analysts in this field include John Bassett (former head of GCHQ's London office), Elizabeth Quintana (Head of Air Power and Technology Programme), and Jennifer Cole (Head of Emergency Management).
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Tackling the Cyber Threat
Commentary: 19 Oct 2010
The latest National Security Strategy has placed tackling the cyber threat at the top of the government's security agenda - alongside threats from terrorism, war and accidental or natural disaster. In light of the extent of the cyber threat, the Government may not have allocated adequate resources to deal with it.
The latest National Security Strategy has placed tackling the cyber threat at the top of the government's security agenda - alongside threats from terrorism, war and accidental or natural disaster. In light of the extent of the cyber threat, the Government may not have allocated adequate resources to deal with it.
Cyber Priorities After SDSR 2010
Commentary: 19 Oct 2010
The UK government's declared focus on cyber-security should focus on three priorities: building capability, nurturing national and international partnerships, and building an effective network defence.
The UK government's declared focus on cyber-security should focus on three priorities: building capability, nurturing national and international partnerships, and building an effective network defence.
Air, Space and Cyber Power: Strategic Choice and Operational Imperative
Articles: 18 Oct 2010 by Simon Bryant
The Royal Air Force will have a vital core role to play in future joint operations
The Royal Air Force will have a vital core role to play in future joint operations
A Wilderness of Shifting Mirrors: Western Counter-Intelligence in the Next Decade
Articles: 18 Oct 2010 by Prem Mahadevan
Western intelligence agencies will face new threats in the years to come, requiring new resources for counter-espionage
Western intelligence agencies will face new threats in the years to come, requiring new resources for counter-espionage
Ghostnet: A Wake-up Call for the World of Cyber Operations
Articles: 23 Apr 2009 by Alexander Neill
A recent report highlighted the shocking penetration of government computer networks by a concerted cyber-attack. Many questions remain unanswered, but the biggest worry is that this extensive operation is but a drop in the ocean of internet espionage.
A recent report highlighted the shocking penetration of government computer networks by a concerted cyber-attack. Many questions remain unanswered, but the biggest worry is that this extensive operation is but a drop in the ocean of internet espionage.
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