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Tackling the Cyber Threat

Margaret Gilmore

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.

Preliminary RUSI Briefing: The National Security Strategy 2010

Now in its third year, the National Security Strategy is even more important as it is a precursor to tomorrow's Strategic Defence and Security Review. The Strategy is an honest attempt to think afresh about British security, with a focus on terrorism and cyber-security. However, it ignores the difficult real-world decisions that must be made to create an effective strategic review.

The UK Cyber-Security Landscape

13/10/10: Ahead of the Strategic Defence and Security review, Neil Thompson, Director, Office for Cyber Security and Information Assurance, suggests that there will be a "step change" in the way the Government tackles cyber crime and attacks themselves were "cheap, quick, and deniable."