Future UK Cyber Security Strategy

The project brings together a network of partners from the UK government, public sector, private sector, research, and academia. The research will:

• Explore future options for the UK cyber security strategy
• Consider how the UK can embed and build upon its existing work in cyber security
• Assess the advantages and disadvantages of ‘mainstreaming’ cyber security investment
• Evaluate future roles and responsibilities of the public sector, private sector and individual citizens in cyber security
• Assess where future UK investment in cyber security should be distributed

RUSI is conducting further primary research to inform future policy development relating future UK cyber strategy. This includes work on benchmarking the existing UK cyber strategy against other relevant national cyber strategies. Considering the above, this project will seek to explore the following research questions:

• What should be the role of government in an area like cyber security?
• What should the role of the private sector and wider society be in an area like cyber security?
• What should the UK’s international approach to cyber security look like?
• What else can be done to raise core standards in cyber security?
• How can the UK introduce effective policy and a strategic framework in relation to offensive cyber?
• What different strategic approaches are relevant nations currently taking to mitigate cyber risks? What lessons can be learned?

This project will combine literature review, stakeholder interviews, and survey methods to provide insights into national cyber strategies. This will be achieved by engagement with a global cross-section of society, including policymakers, cyber security experts, and wider society.