1. UK Cyber Security Caley Robertson
Assistant Director, Cyber Security Exports, Critical Infrastructure
November 2014

2. The UK’s Cyber Security Strategy
The National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) will spend £860m over five years, across the full range of our objectives.

3. Delivering in partnership
(and OGDs)
Cyber Growth Partnership
November 2014 – Caley Robertson – UK Cyber Security

4. Partnering industry, academia & society
A basic cyber hygiene for organisations of all types.
Part of CERT-UK. Enables members to share cyber threat vulnerability information and reduce vulnerabilities.
Businesses can receive up to £5,000 to increase their cyber security.
A public campaign to increase cyber confidence and improve online safety of consumers and SMEs.
11 Academic Centres of Excellence for Cyber Security Research at UK universities
November 2014 – Caley Robertson – UK Cyber Security

5. Partnering to protect critical infrastructure
Much of the UK’s CNI is owned and operated by the private sector Industrial control systems - centralised systems that monitors and controls the industrial process or series of processes - operate infrastructure in all major industrial sectors.
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6. Cyber risks to CNI
Gas Pipeline Example Monitors pressure and temperature, maintains target conditions for example by activating local valves or air conditioning systems. A successful attack could tell the ICS system the pipeline is under-pressured…
Integrity
Availability
Confidentiality
November 2014 – Caley Robertson – UK Cyber Security

7. ICS can be difficult to protect
Propriety technology in legacy systems
Anomalies are more prevalent – so attacks can
be difficult to diagnose
Systems can’t be easily patched or upgraded
No (or limited) access to test environments
Massively dispersed assets with frequent need for remote access
Additional threat vectors – e.g. commands that cannot be blocked due to safety issues (alarms, for example)
CNI within the UK’s Cyber Security Strategy
November 2014 – Caley Robertson – UK Cyber Security

8. The UK’s Cyber Security Capabilities
The UK ranks No 1 in their Cyber Power Index by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Economist Intelligence Unit
Political Leadership
Innovation
Security Heritage
22% growth in the UK cyber security industry in 2013
November 2014 – Caley Robertson – UK Cyber Security