Government to team up with industry to tackle cyber threats

Homeland October 28, 2019

The British Government is partnering with the technology firm Arm to combat cyber threats to businesses and the public.

The government is investing £36million into fighting cyber threats through a partnership with technology firm Arm. The partnership aims to create new chip technology that can protect against problems such as cyberbullying and disinformation as well as cyber-attacks.

The funding forms the next phase of the government’s ‘Digital Security by Design’ project which is supported by Microsoft and Google. Another government project will combat online issues such as disinformation, fraud, and wrongful data use.

Matt Warman, Minister for Digital and Broadband, said: “The government wants the UK to be the safest place to be online and the best place to start and grow a digital business. As these investments show, we are determined to create the right environment to foster our thriving digital economy while giving people renewed confidence and trust in online services.”

“We will always be firm in our support for the UK’s tech sector. Thanks to our work with the UK’s world-leading academic institutions and our business-friendly environment, we are helping entrepreneurs use technology to improve people’s lives and find solutions to future challenges.”

The government is also supporting a new ‘Prosperity Partnership’ between Toshiba Research Europe, the University of Bristol, GCHQ and Roke Manor Research to develop more resilient wireless networks through new techniques to detect future threats and mitigate their effects – including financial extortion, terrorism and damaging or destroying established systems. The project between Toshiba Research Europe and the University of Bristol, is one of six new collaborations announced by the government, with £40 million government, industry and university investment into Prosperity Partnerships.

These initiatives aim to solve issues raised in the Online Harms white paper. The government hopes to reduce the impact of fraud and malware such as viruses, phishing, ransomware, and scammers impersonating other organisations.

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