Autonomous Resilient Cyber Defence (ARCD) Industry Day
Autonomous Resilient Cyber Defence (ARCD) Industry Day
As military networks and systems are becoming more complex and interconnected to meet operational demands, it is becoming increasingly difficult for cyber defenders to respond effectively to incidents. In parallel, aggressors are adopting increasingly sophisticated approaches and leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Leaning (ML) approaches to outpace defenders. Identifying, selecting and carrying out cyber defence responses in a machine relevant timeframe is essential to mitigate these threats. The use of AI and ML techniques are a critical defence against these attacks; research is needed to develop and mature these techniques for Defence.
ARCD is a 4-year Dstl research programme, delivered as a twin track approach over the next three years through the Serapis framework. Frazer-Nash is delivering Track 1 exploring concepts for Cyber Defence, QinetiQ are delivering track 2 providing environments to evaluate the concepts to conduct experimentation. Frazer-Nash and QinetiQ are working collaboratively to achieve 2 research goals:
- Demonstration of a Cyber Defence Agent under active attack in a representative future military network
- Build an enduring capability in the UK to develop and apply research on ARCD
The industry day will provide an update of progress since the previous industry days, covering the way in which we will engage with the suppliers and provide an indication of the type of tasking and how industry can be engaged to support the ARCD research.
Delivered as a hybrid session it will provide the opportunity to discuss ARCD face to face while enabling the participation of those that cannot be present on the day.
Agenda
- Introduction to ARCD
- ARCD Track 1
- Programme Office
- High Risk & Disruptive Options
- AI Driven Cyber Defence Decision Making
- Informed Cyber Sensing
- Questions
- ARCD Track 2
- Programme Office
- Training and Demonstration Environment
- Evaluation and Experimentation
- Actuation + Integration
- Questions
- ARCD Questions
Session – Hybrid.
Fred Sugden
Fred Sugden
Fred is responsible for techUK's activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working to provide members with access to key stakeholders across the Defence and National Security community. Before taking on the role of Associate Director for Defence and National Security, Fred joined techUK in 2018, working as the Programme Head for Defence at techUK, leading the organisation's engagement with the Ministry of Defence. Before joining techUK, he worked at ADS, the national trade association representing Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space companies in the UK.
Fred is responsible for techUK’s market engagement and policy development activities across the Defence and National Security sectors, working closely with various organisations within the Ministry of Defence, and across the wider National Security and Intelligence community. Fred works closely with many techUK member companies that have an interest in these sectors, and is responsible for the activities of techUK's senior Defence & Security Board. Working closely with techUK's Programme Head for Cyber Security, Fred oversees a broad range of activities for techUK members.
Outside of work, Fred's interests include football (a Watford FC fan) and skiing.
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