Cyber

We are global research leaders on cyber policy and security. We are committed to understanding the impact of cyber on governments, companies and societies.


RUSI’s Cyber research group takes a global approach to its research, examining UK and international strategic responses to cyber. The team leverages the broader experience of RUSI staff and Associate Fellows and has fostered a growing network of cyber experts from both the public and private sectors and academia.

Our research agenda is structured around the following themes: cyber strategy, cyber resilience, cyber threats and offensive cyber. The team pursues different aspects of these themes, depending upon policy priorities at any given time.

We take what can sometimes be a complex and technical subject and aim to communicate it in plain language, for non-technical audiences. Our programme of work informs and enriches policy approaches to cyber-related challenges by developing a strong evidence base that is available to policymakers and practitioners.

Current research projects examine the implementation of the UK’s 2022 National Cyber Strategy, offensive cyber operations, technology and national security in the context of the Net Zero environmental transition, cyber insurance and ransomware, responsible cyber power, and cyber capacity building.

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Fellows


Professor Ciaran Martin CB

Distinguished Fellow; Former Chief Executive Officer, National Cyber Security Centre

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Sir Rob Wainwright KCMG

Distinguished Fellow

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Professor Madeline Carr

Senior Associate Fellow; Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity, UCL

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Dr Tobias Feakin

Senior Associate Fellow

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Lieutenant Colonel (Ret'd) Oz Alashe MBE

Associate Fellow; CEO and Founder at CybSafe

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Dr Jason R. C. Nurse

Associate Fellow; Associate Professor in Cyber Security, University of Kent

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Dr Mary Haigh

Senior Associate Fellow

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Robert Hannigan CMG

Distinguished Fellow; Former Director of GCHQ

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Miriam Howe

Associate Fellow

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Dr Casey Babb

Associate Fellow; Senior Analyst, Public Safety Canada

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George Balston

Associate Fellow; Deputy Programme Director, Defence and Security, The Alan Turing Institute

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Professor Gary Brown

Senior Associate Fellow; Professor of Cyber Law at the College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University

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William Dixon

Associate Fellow; Global Head, ISTARI

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Dr Adrian Nish

Associate Fellow; Head of Cyber Propositions, BAE Systems

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Dr Jamie Collier

Associate Fellow; Senior Threat Intelligence Advisor, Mandiant

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Dr Max Smeets

Associate Fellow; Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, and Director of the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative

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Chris DiBona

Senior Associate Fellow

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Jen Ellis

Associate Fellow, Founder of NextJenSecurity

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