2020 - United in confronting the cyber threat

Our predictions for cyber security in 2019 were dominated by uncertainty about Brexit:

"In the face of newly hardened borders, we’ll need improved mechanisms to permit controlled information sharing necessary for prevention and to facilitate cross-border co-ordination of incident response.”

One year on, that uncertainty has diminished, and that makes it all the more important that in 2020 we prioritise reinforcing cross-border collaboration in the face of the increasing cyber threats. 

International cyber-security collaboration was more visible than ever in 2019 when, for the first time, cyber security leaders from all Five Eyes countries made a public appearance together at the NCSC's CyberUK in Glasgow. The message from Ciaran Martin, the NCSC's CEO, at the time highlighted that:

"Cyber security is an international team sport. Cyber attacks do not respect international boundaries, and the threats and vulnerabilities we face are shared," Ciaran Martin, CEO NCSC-UK

The recently elected UK Government made a manifesto commitment to invest more in cyber security to adapt to new threats. 

"We will adapt to new threats, investing more in cybersecurity," 2019 Conservative Party Manifesto

How these threats evolve in 2020 is another question, but only by prioritising collaboration with our allies can we hope to stay one step ahead of the cyber threat.