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ISRS in the Media

17 January 2013

ISRS Chair Lord Reid in City A.M explains why David Cameron's Europe Speech is a chance for the EU to boldly embrace the US.

"Cameron should keep his sights firmly set on demanding that the EU refocuses on achieving trade deals with the US and the Asia-Pacific region, which would encourage desperately-needed growth."

10 January 2013

Evidence provided by the Institute for Security and Resilience Studies to the Defence Committee on the issues of Cyber Security have been published today in its key report.

The key points offered by ISRS in the submission include:

• The UK’s Cyber Security Challenge makes clear that we have skills gaps and are failing to fill these through formal secondary or tertiary education. Rather than treating symptoms—however profitable—it is vital that continuous learning is enabled through R&D on broad and deep fronts to shape rather than just react to the evolving environment. Although MoD is among the very few bodies to have addressed such a challenge before, it is not clear they can take a similar lead in cyberspace.

• Following the 2011 UK Cyber Security Strategy there is work to be done to bring coherence to practical cyber-security arrangements across government (eg clarity about Lead Government Department responsibilities in a variety of cyber circumstances), which development of doctrine could deliver.

• Threat analysis is a necessary but insufficient approach to assessing the risks and uncertainties of cyberspace for MoD and the Armed Forces or any other body.

• Further details about the submission

29 November 2011

ISRS Chair, Rt Hon Lord Reid of Cardowan's speech to the London Conference on Cyberspace is analysed in SC Magazine.

1 November 2011

In advance of the FCO's London Conference on Cyber Space, ISRS Chair, Rt Hon Lord Reid of Cardowan, gave an interview on CNBC, highlighting the cyber crime threat to business.

1 July 2011

On 29 June, ISRS launched Cyber Doctrine.

ISRS Chair, Rt Hon Lord Reid of Cardowan, interviewed by Alex Krotoski on the Guardian Tech Weekly Podcast, explaining why cyberspace requires new thinking on policy, politics, law and security.

Press and internet coverage included:

23 June Our salt risks draining into cyberspace Financial Times

26 June Lord Reid appeals to web hackers Sunday Express

26 June How safe are Britain's cyber borders? Sunday Telegraph

27 June We need new recruits in war against cyber attacks The Herald

27 June UK needs 'Cyber Doctrine' The Herald

29 June Reid calls on government to recruit hackers ZDNet UK

30 June Hackers 'should fight cyber spies' Daily Telegraph

30 June Reid calls for cyber crime task force Scotsman

30 June Government should use former hackers to boost cyber defences V3.co.uk

30 June Competitiveness is Key to Resilience Police-Led Intelligence

Cyber Doctrine was also referenced by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, in his 29 June speech on mathematics and civilisation.

8 June 2011

ISRS Chair, Rt Hon Lord Reid of Cardowan, was interviewed on the BBC World Service's Newshour about cybersecurity and resilience, and the launch of Cyber Doctrine.

John's interview begins at 37.40.

A full transcript is available on the Resiliblog.

3 June 2011

ISRS Chair, Rt Hon Lord Reid of Cardowan, wrote for The Guardian on 3 June on the risks and opportunities in cybersecurity and resilience:

“The cyber world, including the internet, brings huge benefits and opportunities. It can cut resource waste, open new business markets, expand learning and understanding, strengthen citizen politics, and bring many other social, educational and information advantages. All of which could sow a wide and deep resilience – which is as much about creativity and innovation spurring social and economic growth as it is about research to defend our way of life.”

26 August 2010

ISRS Chair Lord Reid was interviewed by Michael Holden of Reuters in an article analysing the deficit reduction cuts and their impact on national security

26 November 2009

ISRS Chair Lord Reid op-ed in the New York Times on the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks.

6 November 2009

ISRS Chair Lord Reid contributes to Reuters' Great Debate blog with a piece on "Getting to grips with the post-Cold War security threat.

11 September 2009

ISRS Chair Lord Reid op-ed in the New York Times on the first anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

9 September 2009

ISRS Chair Lord Reid op-ed in The Independent on the constant evolution of the terrorist threat.