CyberUK Regular attendees of CYBERUK, the annual conference organized by the UK intelligence unit the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), will know that beyond the expected conference panels, there is usually an interwoven theme in proceedings.
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Last year, the tech security operators' event revolved around "securing an open and resilient digital future," and the underlying message for this year's strapline wasn't much different: "Future Tech, Future Threat, Future Ready."
There was certainly a future feel to this year's event. Various discussions surrounding the future of security technology attracted some of the biggest names in the field to the stage at Birmingham's ICC – those focusing on AI and post-quantum cryptography received particular attention. But it was the future threat presented by, and potential future conflict with, China that prevailed as the true theme of the event, seemingly seeping into nearly every discussion of the two-day all-things-cyberbash.
Many will read this and think "that makes sense" given the recent increase in anti-China communications coming from allied governments about the Middle Kingdom, and especially its Volt Typhoon band of state-sponsored cyber spies.
