An Overview of International Cyber-Security Awareness Raising and Educational Initiatives (2011)

Campaign Name:

Cyber-Security Programme

Organisation:

Cyber-Security Programme-Collaborates within the Digital System’s Knowledge Transfer Network (1)

Main URL:

http://www.ktn.qinetiq-tim.net/about.php

Dates:

Ongoing, the establishment of the campaign is unclear

Costs:

– It is unclear what the cost is to maintain the organization.

– The Programme receives various funds to sponsor competitions that promote research in specified Cyber-Security issues. (3)

Topics covered:

– Assistance for users of security technology

– Facilitate promises made by Trusted Computing

– Focus on ‘the Financial Services sector by studying their previous experience in implementing global and cost effective solutions; seeking to transfer lessons learnt, best practice and identify identity capability and technology gaps.’

– Raising awareness of safe Internet practices

– ’Investigate why it is that we still develop code with potential security vulnerabilities when the theory on how develop code without such coding errors has been available to the community for many years. Then to propose an approach to enabling the software industry to produce higher integrity software.’

– All from reference (3)

Target Audience:

Scholars in the field, business leaders, users of large scale identity management (Reference 2)

Methodology:

– Stimulate conversation amongst scholars and business leaders to find possible solutions, which address the organization’s current priorities

Evaluation:

It may be possible to find evaluations for projects funded by this foundation

Sources:

1. Cyber-Security Programme, Knowledge Transfer Networks, <http://www.ktn.qinetiq-tim.net/index.php> (accessed 20 May 2010).

2. Funding Opportunities, Knowledge Transfer Networks, <http://www.ktn.qinetiq-tim.net/competitions.php> (accessed 20 May 2010).

3. Current Priorities, Knowledge Transfer Networks <http://www.ktn.qinetiq-tim.net/about.php?page=ab_priorities> (accessed 20 May 2010).