Cyberwars go industrial?

Concerns about cyber-security and the growing threats are not new. Stuxnet, a piece of malware which appeared to target Iranian nuclear facilities, was. Are we witnessing the beginning of a new phase in cyber threats?

What's changing?
The Stuxnet virus was, according to experts, highly sophisticated, requiring a significant range of knowledge and expertise in critical areas as well as significant resources to develop and implement it. The analysis has also suggested that it deliberately targeted the Iranian nuclear plant. According to the EU, it represents a paradigm shift.

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Contributed by Sheila Moorcroft, Research Director, Shaping Tomorrow

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Last call for Fan Club 2.0 event - October 26th

Only a few seats remaining!

Hurry and geta last remaining seat at the Fan Club 2.0 event taking place on October 26th at South Bank University. Sheila Moorcroft of 4RTT will speak on innovative new business models and be joined by eminent future speaker, Warren Evans, from Canada.

Join colleagues from the UK government, academia, commercial and not for profit organisations plus overseas attendees to hear these two firecracker speakers. They'll really set your juices racing on how to survive and succeed in these difficult times.

As "Austerity Britain" and the "Big Society" begin to take shape, the old ways of working simply won't cut it. Come and share your ideas, and hear how others are tackling the challenge. Remember all .gov attendees can apply for a free place ... first come first served. This is the final programme:

Lunchtime seminar
Future innovative models for service delivery
Keyworth Building conference room, London South Bank University
Tuesday 26th October 2010
12.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

Programme

12.00 p.m.
Registration, buffet lunch, networking

12.45 p.m.
Welcome (Brian Brader)

12.50 p.m.
Future Business models
(Sheila Moorcroft, Research for Tomorrow, Today)

1.15 p.m.
Case study: Innovation the Barnet way
(Sam Markey, Head of Insight, London Borough of Barnet)

1.40 p.m.
Open forum

2.10 p.m.
A Canadian perspective (Warren Evans CSP)

2.30 p.m.
Close

A newsletter reporting on the event will be put on the Shaping Tomorrow website.

You can register here: Register / pay online here for 26 October:

Subscribing member (£287.88)
Academic/charity/vol.org member (£41.13)
Casual member (£110.45)
Civil servant (free) (.gov)

Potential sponsors are invited to contact: brian.brader@btinternet.com