SICSA* Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance. Cyber Security in Scottish Universities

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1 SICSA* Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance Cyber Security in Scottish Universities Dr Martin Beaton Cyber Security Business Development Executive

2 What is SICSA? Collaboration of Scottish Universities whose goal is to develop and extend Scotland s position as a world leader in informatics and Computer Science research and Education 30 SICSA Funded research Staff Offered more than 90 PhD prize studentships Summer Schools Fellowships Informatics Ventures Supporting Scotland s technology innovators and entrepreneurs (CEO Masterclass, EIE, DEMOfest, IV Tuesday)

3 SICSA Universities University of Aberdeen University of Abertay University of Dundee University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier University University of Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian University Heriot-Watt University Robert Gordon University University of St Andrews University of Stirling University of Strathclyde University of West of Scotland

4 Cyber Security Research by Sector Anonymity Social Network Analysis Biometrics Systems Security CCTV/Image Recognition Usability Cloud Testing/Validation Complexity Cybercrime Cryptography Fraud Digital Forensics Steganography Ethical Hacking Natural Language Formal Methods Communication protocols/networking Human-Computer Interaction Authentication Intelligence Analysis Self-Healing Interfaces Quantum Modelling Text Mining Privacy Database Security Proofs Identity Management Trust

5 Examples of Research Jinchang Ren University of Strathclyde Visual Surveillance, Archive Restoration, Intelligent Information Processing, Pattern Recognition.. George Weir University of Strathclyde Cybercrime, digital forensics and network security Karen Renaud University of Glasgow Usability of Security Systems, Graphical Authentication Mechanisms, Electronic Voting, Privacy Ishbel Duncan University of St Andrews Cloud Security, Computer Security and Terrorism, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Privacy, Security and Trust in Software Systems and the Internet

6 Why Partner with an HEI? Mandatory Requirement Track Record Financial Credibility Established Frameworks for Leading Researchers Requiring Impact SDI/SE/Scotland Europa Funding University of Edinburgh 27M (top 5 in UK) Heriot Watt 10M University of Glasgow 10M University of Dundee 5M University of St Andrews 3M University of Strathclyde 3M

7 How do I partner with an HEI in Cyber Security? Find partner group(s) Existing relationships Contact Interface/Universities Contact Cyber Security Business Development Find other European Partners Universities can help Contact Cyber Security Business Development

8 Interface Journey of Engagement Funding Scottish SMEs HEI Collaboration 5000 Fact finding Travel

9 PEER Funding SICSA Funding (SFC & SE) Support to enable engagement of Scottish SMEs in collaborative European Projects 1000/ 3000/ 10000

10 Horizon2020 Security Calls DS Privacy DS Access Control DS The role of ICT in Critical Infrastructure Protection DS Secure Information Sharing DS Trust eservices DS Risk management and assurance models FCT Tools and infrastructure for the fusion of big data include cyber offences generated data for forensic investigation FCT Law Enforcement capabilities 2: Detection and analysis of terroristrelated content on the Internet FCT Ethical/Societal Dimension Topic 4 - Investigate the role of social, psychological and economic aspects of the processes that lead to organised crime (including cyber related offences) DRS Critical Infrastructure Protection topic 1: Critical Infrastructure smart grid protection and resilience under smart meters threats DRS Critical Infrastructure Protection topic 3: Critical Infrastructure resilience indicator - analysis and development of methods for assessing resilience

11 Contact Martin Beaton Rm 8.11 Appleton Tower 11 Crichton Street University of Edinburgh EH8 9AB Cyber Breakfast 25 th February