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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Harshul Joshi is Senior Vice President
of Cyber Governance, Risk and
Compliance at DarkMatter. In this
role he is responsible for various cyber
risk and regulatory activities in vital
industries. He possesses nearly 20 years’
experience working for a range of leading
organisations in the fields of cloud-based
technologies, regulatory compliance,
cyber security, governance, risk, internal
audit and privacy.
There is also the issue of Britain’s cyber
security cooperation with other parts
of the world beyond the US and the
EU, including the Middle East. Earlier
this year, for example, the UK Trade
and Investment’s Defence and Security
Organisation – an arm of the British
government – brought companies to
Intersec, the three-day security, safety
and fire protection expo in Dubai in
the hope of landing lucrative contracts
in cyber security, infrastructure and
transportation.
Back in 2014 the UK said it would be
prepared to help the UAE prepare its
security for Expo 2020, including police
training and surveillance equipment.
From the 2012 London Olympics to the
Commonwealth Games staged in three
of its cities in the past 30 years, the UK
has an extensive amount of knowledge
in the field.
While in Qatar last year, UK Cabinet
Office minister Francis Maude met
with senior Qatar officials to discuss,
amongst other things, cyber security
at the FIFA 2022 World Cup, which
is to be held in the country. He was
quoted as saying Britain wanted
to work very closely with the Qatar
government in preparing for the World
Cup, sharing lessons Britain had learnt
with respect to establishing defences
against cyber security threats during
the London Olympics.
With all the known and as yet
unquantified factors playing out
regarding Britain’s exit from Europe, it
is clear that the country’s position in
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HARSHUL JOSHI
Senior Vice President of Cyber Governance,
Risk and Compliance at DarkMatter
THERE IS ALSO THE
ISSUE OF BRITAIN’S
CYBER SECURITY
COOPERATION WITH
OTHER PARTS OF
THE WORLD BEYOND
THE US AND THE
EU, INCLUDING THE
MIDDLE EAST
the global cyber security community
is set to evolve and change. What
will be critical is whether as a nation
outside the authority of Brussels,
Britain will be able to give assurances
that it continues to maintain cyber
security policies and standards at
levels on par or exceeding those
found in mainland Europe.
The recent announcement that
GCHQ has launched a cyber security
accelerator as part of a programme to
create two “world-leading” innovation
centres is further indication that
Britain intends to continue taking the
development and improvement of
cyber security particularly seriously.
Prior to Brexit, in November 2015,
then-Chancellor George Osborne said
£1.9 billion ($2.4 billion) would be
made available for investing in cyber
defences.
What remains to be seen is whether
the various established cyber security
clubs around the world will trust
British standalone efforts in the field
enough to offer them a seat at the
top table of trusted cyber security
alliances.
These apply whether stability or speed
is the priority for the organisation in
question. As a result, many analysts
and other industry watchers expect
DevOps to become widely used even
in more traditional IT environments
over the coming years.
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