Cyber Security Training & Education Workshop

Starting at the highest level, the keynote speeches and opening plenary sessions will be delivered by senior members of the Cyber Security community and will examine national strategies and plans to solve skills shortages within Cyber Security, both now and in the future.

Participating Organisations:

Office for Cyber Securty and Information Assurance, Cabinet Office UK

Ministry of Defence, UK

There is a critical shortage of people with relevant knowledge about Cyber Security, from technical experts to senior managers. Even more worryingly, the talent pool for the future is diminishing, with fewer people studying computer science or associated subjects at University level or beyond. The solutions are both short term (recruiting the right people and making people aware of how their skills can be used) and long term (developing the talent pool from a younger age for the future). This theme will examine potential solutions to both the short term and long term challenges, featuring initiatives such as the UK’s Cyber Security Challenge and representatives from Universities and computer societies.

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A multi-levelled and intelligent approach to Cyber Security training and education is required to robustly defend critical networks and operations. Different training is required for technical experts and senior managers, and a basic level of awareness is required across organisations if they are to be protected from constantly evolving cyber threats. This theme will focus on the challenges that lie ahead, and discuss ways in which information can be shared to create effective and intelligent solutions to educating the Cyber workforce in a timely manner. Case studies from the London 2012 Olympic Games network testing can be used to derive lessons as well.

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Described as the ‘Achilles heel’ of Cyber Security, the insider threat is sometimes regarded as being more severe than the external threat. Increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks often target the weakest links in an organisation, and a good level of understanding is required across all operators to reduce this risk. The theme will examine the insider threat and encourage sharing of ideas and solutions to solving this critical and often overlooked problem.

Keeping within the 23-year tradition of ITEC having a focus on simulation, the final theme will look at some of the opportunities that visualised cyber environments create for modelling, testing and training. There are a number of industry solutions already available, from dedicated simulators for cyber training, to ranges designed to emulate cyber environments for various functions. Trans-national simulation exercises, such as the Cyber Storm exercise, will also act as interesting case studies.

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Participating Organisations:

National Cybersecurity Division, Department of Homeland Security, USA