Last night the South West Nuclear Hub hosted a UK PONI panel event discussing cyber security issues in the nuclear industry. On Wednesday 7th February the South West Nuclear Hub and UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) collaborated to host an event on cyber security in the civil and military nuclear sectors. The event […]
Date: Wednesday 7th February
Venue: Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen’s Building, University Walk
Light refreshments will be served from 1730, with the panel beginning at 1800
The event will be followed by a wine & networking reception
UK PONI members: https://rusi.org/event/uk-poni-how-tackle-cyber-security-challenges-nuclear-industry
Non-UK PONI members: https://nuclearcybersecurity.eventbrite.co.uk
The UK’s National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS) 2016-2021 highlighted the potential risks that advanced state cyber programmes could pose to the UK’s critical national infrastructure, and the decreasing rarity of the use of offensive cyber tools for disruption and destruction. At the same time, the UK’s future energy security depends on a revitalised nuclear sector with significant involvement from China, a state widely assessed to be pursuing exactly those capabilities about which the NCSS is concerned.
Taken together with the increased public attention that will likely be paid to the safety, security and reliability of nuclear weapons later in this parliament, as the UK makes its decision on a future nuclear warhead, this motivates a reality check on the threat picture and the different sectoral responses to it.
UK PONI and the South West Nuclear Hub at the University of Bristol will co-host an evening panel on this subject, drawing on speakers from academia, government and industry to outline the reality and future of the threat, and what the UK is – and should be – doing about it.
Other speakers will be added when confirmed
The UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) is a cross-generational network of over 1000 active members, run by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) which encourages young scholars and professionals to engage with established experts on contemporary nuclear issues, and aims to foster the next generation of nuclear experts. Each year, UK PONI invites emerging experts to present their research and ideas to established members of the UK nuclear community at its Annual Conference, and convenes a bilateral conference together with US counterparts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Throughout the year UK PONI hosts a series of evening seminars across the UK addressing a range of civil and military nuclear issues. It also runs a blog, Nuclear Reactions, which serves as a platform for our members to comment on current civil and military nuclear issues, share insights from their research, and put forward their own arguments.
The membership of UK PONI is drawn from government, the military, academia and industry; it is free of charge and open to anyone interested in, working on, or studying issues related to nuclear weapons or nuclear energy. For more information please visit the project website.
The following link gives information and maps on how to get to the University of Bristol: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maps/directions/
