\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAt the National Cyber Strategy 2022 Launch, she\u00a0led\u00a0a panel of\u00a0specialists\u00a0with the aim of\u00a0establishing\u00a0a diverse and inclusive cyberspace, focused on practical actions to increase the diversity of the cyber workforce.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nProfessor Benson\u00a0added:\u00a0\u201cThis strategy is a detailed document covering a huge range of areas but, in particular, there\u00a0are important references to the government\u2019s ambition for positioning the UK as leader in\u00a0cyber technology.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cTo build and sustain a competitive edge in cyber-related technologies we need a coordinated, rigorous and consistent approach to identify and analyse critical areas of science and technology and prioritise national effort.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThis will require us to develop our research and technical expertise within government and academia even further.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe short-term goals focusing on taking steps to increase the diversity of the cyber workforce and recognising the value in being able to harness and nurture the skills and talents of the whole population is critical for our national security.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBoth of the above objectives are supported by the work of the Cyber Security Innovation (CSI) Centre at Aston University, specifically focusing its research efforts on data protection and privacy enhancing technologies, cryptocurrency and virtual financial assets integrity, compliance and fraud detection.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBy working on projects connected to skills acquisition in cyber and AI with schools, CSI academics are helping build a diverse and skilled talent pipeline for the profession,\u201d\u00a0she concluded.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aston University is aiding the UK Government\u2019s National Cyber Strategy 2022 (NCS22) at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.\u00a0 Professor\u00a0Vladlena\u00a0Benson, an internationally\u00a0acknowledged specialist in the\u00a0cyber\u00a0field,\u00a0and director of the\u00a0Cyber Security Innovation (CSI) Research Centre\u00a0at\u00a0Aston Business School, was one of\u00a0a\u00a0limited\u00a0number of\u00a0West Midlands academics\u00a0chosen\u00a0by the\u00a0Cabinet Office\u00a0to\u00a0take part in\u00a0the launch on\u00a015\u00a0December in\u00a0acknowledgement\u00a0of her work on the strategy review.\u00a0 NCS22 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":16849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[830],"tags":[530,885,24208],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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