[x-pubpol] UK: 2011 Cyber Security Strategy

[Joly MacFie]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/25/cyber_security_strategy/

 judges are encouraged to make use of laws that allow them to restrict or
> monitor the use of computers by convicted criminals outside prison. I



The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office will consider and scope the
> development of a new way of enforcing these orders, using ‘cyber-tags’,
> which are triggered by the offender breaching the conditions that have been
> put on their internet use, and which will automatically inform the police
> or probation service. If the approach shows promise we will look at
> expanding cyber-sanctions to a wider group of offenders


"By 2015 we want a UK where [..] individuals are wary of email attachments
> or links from unrecognised senders," says the document. The government
> wants people to know that they need to update their operating systems and
> virus software. Specialists from GCHQ – the UK's intelligence and spy
> service – as well as private companies such as Microsoft and HSBC, will
> collaborate on the advice, which they then hope to spread to the general
> public via the medium of Facebook.




And, finally, police constables will have to up their game too and get to
> grips with this new world of technology. Embedded "cyber-specials" will be
> providing training. A cross-departmental body – the new National Crime
> Agency (NCA) – will pool existing specialists in cybercrime and farm them
> out across other government departments as needed. The government plans to
> create a public-private cybersecurity hub leveraging the knowledge of their
> spooks in GCHQ for the benefit of the wider economy.



Both Minister for Cyber Security Francis Maude and Prime Minister David
> Cameron affirmed that they were committed to the freedom of the internet
> and welcomed the boom it had brought to UK business. Maude said<http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/news/protecting-and-promoting-uk-digital-world>
> :
>


> "The growth of the internet has revolutionised our everyday lives and
> promises untold economic and social opportunities in years to come. This
> strategy sets out how we will realise the full benefits of a networked
> world by building a more trusted and resilient digital environment, from
> protecting the public from online fraud to securing critical infrastructure
> against cyber attacks."


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