Presented at
Black Hat Europe 2020 Virtual,
Dec. 9, 2020, 9 a.m.
(60 minutes)
This session delivered by Pete Cooper, the Deputy Director for Cyber Defence at the Cabinet Office will focus on his perspectives and the latest developments in cyber security across government and beyond. From understanding and managing risk at government scale, to collaborating with industry partners and the hacker community, this session will explore how we can view and work through our cyber challenges to reduce risks to our societies. As hostile actors seek to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic for their strategic advantage, confidence in the security of our digital lives becomes ever more important. Pete will talk about cyber security across government and utilising his diverse military, private sector and government background to drive cutting edge thinking, collaboration and change.
Presenters:
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Pete Cooper
- Deputy Director Cyber Defence, UK Cabinet Office
<p>Pete is Deputy Director Cyber Defence in the UK Cabinet Office and lead for the Government Sector of the National Cyber Security Programme. With a diverse military, private sector and government background he has worked on everything ranging from global cyber security strategies, advising on the nature of state vs state cyber conflict to leading cyber security change across the aerospace sector with groundbreaking, collaborative work across industry, public sector and the global hacker community including founding and leading the Aerospace Village at DEF CON. A fast jet pilot turned cyber operations advisor, who on leaving the military in 2016, founded the UK’s first multi-disciplinary cyber strategy competition, he is passionate about tackling national and international cybersecurity challenges through better collaborations, diversity and innovative partnerships. He has a Post Grad in Cyberspace Operations from Cranfield University. Is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Scowcroft Centre for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Dept of War Studies, King's College London.</p>
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