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| UK to host global cybersecurity centre | UK to host global cybersecurity centre |
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| Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that a global centre for cybersecurity will be opened at the University of Oxford. | Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced that a global centre for cybersecurity will be opened at the University of Oxford. |
| The Global Centre for Cyber Security and Capacity Building will work to help countries develop comprehensive plans to deal with online threats. | The Global Centre for Cyber Security and Capacity Building will work to help countries develop comprehensive plans to deal with online threats. |
| The government will provide £1m to fund the centre for the next two years. | The government will provide £1m to fund the centre for the next two years. |
| It will act as "a beacon of expertise" according to Mr Hague. | It will act as "a beacon of expertise" according to Mr Hague. |
| "The new global centre for cybersecurity... will co-ordinate global work on cyber-threats and cyber-policies which will help protect the UK's security," he said. | "The new global centre for cybersecurity... will co-ordinate global work on cyber-threats and cyber-policies which will help protect the UK's security," he said. |
| Necessary skills | Necessary skills |
| Countries around the world are keen to increase their levels of cybersecurity in the wake of an unprecedented number of threats. | Countries around the world are keen to increase their levels of cybersecurity in the wake of an unprecedented number of threats. |
| The US says that it has seen a steady rise in the number of cybersecurity attacks. | The US says that it has seen a steady rise in the number of cybersecurity attacks. |
| Last month a US-based cybersecurity firm accused a branch of China's military of stealing hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 organisations around the world. | Last month a US-based cybersecurity firm accused a branch of China's military of stealing hundreds of terabytes of data from at least 141 organisations around the world. |
| Part of the Oxford centre's remit will be to ensure that countries have the necessary skills, workforce and technology to tackle online threats. | Part of the Oxford centre's remit will be to ensure that countries have the necessary skills, workforce and technology to tackle online threats. |
| It will create a guide on some of the key issues as well as looking at ways to ensure that countries have access to relevant expertise on solving problems. | It will create a guide on some of the key issues as well as looking at ways to ensure that countries have access to relevant expertise on solving problems. |
| Prof Ian Goldin, director of the Oxford Martin School, where the centre will be based, said: "We are convinced that integrated thinking on cybersecurity is required to address these challenges." | Prof Ian Goldin, director of the Oxford Martin School, where the centre will be based, said: "We are convinced that integrated thinking on cybersecurity is required to address these challenges." |
| Ross Brewer, vice president of security firm LogRhythm said such a centre was urgently needed. | |
| "Modern cybercriminals work in a collaborative fashion, sharing information on targets, tactics and new approaches to infiltrate networks amongst themselves - often in state sponsored efforts to steal critical information from other countries," he said. | |
| "The planned cybersecurity hub at the University of Oxford is a way for the 'good guys' to collectively fight back, as the global threat can no longer be ignored." | |
| Last month the government announced an initiative to share information on cyber-threats between businesses and governments, including a secure web portal to allow information to be shared in real time. | Last month the government announced an initiative to share information on cyber-threats between businesses and governments, including a secure web portal to allow information to be shared in real time. |