Out of the shadows - GCHQ on cyber plus
That once reluctant institution GCHQ, the UK's Sigint plus agency, has in recent years carefully spoken at private meetings and now for the first time the current Director has spoken in public, at IISS in London. On a quick skim nothing startling, although others may read more productively.
Link:http://www.iiss.org/recent-key-addre...obban-address/
The conclusion:
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In conclusion I’d like to leave you with some key themes that come out of what I’ve just said.
Cyber is a real, live issue, bringing both threat and opportunity;
It’s not a narrow security issue for the spooks — but a wide economic issue that demands a holistic response.
Perhaps 80% of what we need to do is stuff we already know how to do — getting the basics of Information Assurance right will of itself raise the bar for malicious activity.
But ‘patch and pray’ will not be enough. At the national level, getting the rest of Cyber - the more difficult 20% - right will involve new technology, new partnerships, and investment in the right people.
Crucial elements within that will be:
a different approach to Government-industry partnership,
and work by academia to broaden our research base and establish the mechanisms that will develop a large body of genuine expertise in the UK.
But if we can get it right, then we have a real chance to keep our economy and our citizens secure. And, more than that, we can develop a world-class approach which potentially gives us a relative advantage — in security, military, and commercial spheres.
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Cyber Service vs Cyber Command
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Originally Posted by
Schmedlap
From the
Wall Street Journal...
Is this what we need? Or are we just redrawing the organizational chart / rearranging chairs? On matters that I don't know much about... In Gates I Trust.
Thoughts on whether this new command will likely impact our preparedness and, if so, for the better?
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We don't need another COCOM....we need another Service focused upon this domain versus it being a sideshow for the other 4 services.