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GCHQ to host UK Cyber Security Operations Centre |
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GCHQ welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that GCHQ will host a new multi-agency Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC). CSOC will stand up in September 2009. A spokesperson said “I’m pleased that the new Cyber Security Operations Centre is to be co-located with GCHQ’s Cheltenham Headquarters. It’s important to bring together in one place the knowledge which different parts of government and industry have about threats to the security and resilience of UK networks. And GCHQ’s best technical experts will be on hand to offer advice and support to the unit as it establishes itself.” The new National Cyber Security Strategy makes clear how important good network defence is to securing the UK’s prosperity and allowing people and businesses to live and work online with confidence. The technical edge that the UK gets from some of GCHQ’s experts in this area is a real national asset. GCHQ is not recruiting specifically for the new centre, but always welcomes interest from potential employees with a keen interest in the internet and its underlying technology - whether IT graduates or self-taught. It is essential in order to work at GCHQ to pass stringent vetting requirements which include security and background checks. GCHQ expects Cyber Security to be an increasing part of its mission in future, but it’s not something that can be solely delivered by GCHQ’s experts, or the new CSOC. It needs partnership working with other departments and industry, and crucially it needs individual users to understand the good practices which will keep their internet activities safer see Get Safe Online. That’s why the Government has been prepared to say more publicly about the threat we face than has previously been the case. 26 June 2009  |
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