Presented by Stephen Rhodes, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Presented at the Solent Cyber Security Cluster Meeting 12th January 2015.

1. Stephen Rhodes
Assistant Director, Cyber Security
Digital Economy Unit

2. UK Cyber Security Strategy
Our vision
Our vision is for the UK in 2015 to derive huge economic and social value from a vibrant, resilient and
secure cyberspace, where our actions, guided by our core values of liberty, fairness, transparency and
the rule of law, enhance prosperity, national security and a strong society.
Our objectives
Objective 1:
The UK to tackle cyber crime
and be one of the most secure
places in the world to do
business in cyberspace
Objective 2:
The UK to be more resilient to
cyber attacks and better able to
protect our interests in
cyberspace
Objective 3:
The UK to have helped shape
an open, stable and vibrant
cyberspace which the UK public
can use safely and that
supports open societies
Objective 4:
The UK to have the cross-cutting knowledge, skills and capability it needs to underpin all our cyber
security objectives

3. BIS CYBER ACTIVITIES
• Raising business awareness of the threats (and
opportunities) through guidance, campaigns and annual
breaches survey
• Encouraging action on cyber security by business (e.g.
Cyber Essentials)
• Strengthening UK’s cyber security skills
• Strengthening UK’s cyber security research and innovation
capability
• Supporting growth of the UK cyber security sector
• Delivered in partnership with other departments, agencies
and external partners, funded by National Cyber Security
Programme

4. Cyber security sector growth agenda
• The cyber security industry in the UK is worth £6 billion and
employs around 40,000 people
• UK Cyber security exports in 2013 were £1040M (up 22%
from 2012’s £850M. On track to reach the Government
target of £2 billion by 2016.
• Cyber Growth Partnership (CGP) - joint initiative between
industry, academia and government, aimed at boosting the
UK’s global market position in cyber security products and
services.

5. Cyber Growth Partnership
• Main government-industry body for growing the cyber
security sector. Co-chaired by a government Minister and
CEO of BT.
• Industry led activities
• Emphasis on exporting: identifying target markets for
special attention (currently USA, Saudi, Malaysia, Qatar);
Best of British consortia development
• Supplier to Government Scheme.
• Export Risk Guidance
• Cyber showcase facility

6. CYBER GROWTH PARTNERSHIP
• SME Growth Projects announced last September.
• The appointment of a cluster development
representative who will provide support and
guidance to help establish cyber clusters in areas
of the UK where there is a concentration of cyber
businesses, drawing on the success of the
Malvern cluster.
• Cyber Connect UK

7. CYBER CONNECT UK
• Identify and Map all Cyber Companies in the UK
• Cyber Connect Portal: www.techuk.org/cyber-connect-uk
• "Access to Finance" Events
• Conduct Industry Consultation Exercise
• Help UKTI Plan cyber missions to priority markets
• Business Acceleration Clinics
• Deliver Large Business Open Innovation Events
• Provide Guidance on Small Business Collaboration
Vehicles
• Contact: Andy Williams
(andy.williams@techuk.org)

8. Innovation Vouchers
• A scheme for SMEs run by Innovate UK (formerly
TSB) designed to encourage business to get
outside expertise to enable them to grow.
• Vouchers available to enable business to receive
up to £5,000 of advice to improve their cyber
security.
• Vouchers allocated through a series of ‘calls’.
• Announced on Innovate UK website.

9. Cyber Security Standard
• What does good cyber security
look like?
• Core actions necessary to
mitigate majority of cyber
threats.
• 5 key controls: Boundary
firewalls and Internet gateways;
secure configuration; access
control; malware protection;
patch management
• Demonstrates cyber credentials
to capitalise on opportunities
• Accreditation needed for certain
government contracts

10. THANK YOU
ANY QUESTIONS?