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BEIS has announced the launch of new funding designed to make the UK a “world leader” in ‘designing out’ many forms of cyber threats to online services & digitally enabled products. £70m of investment through the Industrial Strategy Fund will support research into the design & development of hardware so that it will be more secure & resilient from the outset. The government said that the aim is to ‘design out’ many forms of cyber threats by ‘designing in’ security solutions, which will help to “eradicate a significant proportion of the current cyber risks for businesses and services in future connected smart products”. A further £30.6m of government investment, provided by UK Research and Innovation through the Strategic Priorities Fund, will aim to ensure smart internet connected devices are safe & secure. In addition the DCMS has committed to funding 4 new projects across England to encourage more women, BAME and neurodiverse candidates into a career in cyber security, with each benefiting from a total investment of at least £500,000. The funding forms part of the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund (CSIIF) which is designed to help identify, train & place untapped talent from a range of backgrounds into cyber security. |
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techUK: DCMS fund new projects aimed at increasing diversity in cyber techUK: Government announces £100m investment in new cyber security R&D Crucial Academy: Diversity in Cyber Security QA: Cyber Software Academy for Women West Midlands Combined Authority Skills Deal Hacker House Ltd: Hands on Hacking, Training and Employer Portal BEIS: 'Designing out' cyber threats to businesses & personal data NCA: Users of illegal websites targeted in joint law-enforcement activity 46% of Councils Exposed to Cyber Security Threats Protecting e-structure critical to UK infrastructure/daily life No ‘brawn’ required |
