UK National Security Strategy
What is the UK National Security Strategy?
The publication of the UK’s first National Security Strategy in
March 2008 addressed the fact that the UK’s current and future
security challenges have significantly changed to those of the 20th
century, and outlined the Government's plans in response to meeting
these challenges.
Fifteen months later, in June 2009, the UK Government published
its first annual update to the National Security Strategy, which
outlined progress against 2008 commitments and assesses the
challenges ahead. The updated strategy was published alongside the
UK’s first Cyber Security Strategy, and
expands upon the notion that any modern security strategy is wholly
dependent on information technology that not only supports and
protects our critical national infrastructure, but provides the UK
with the capability to pursue those seeking to threaten our way of
life.
Funded by a budget of £3.5bn from the Comprehensive Spending
Review 2007 (CSR07), the National Security Strategy - when
originally published in 2008 - considered the full remit of
security risks facing the UK. Since the initial publication of the
strategy, events such as North Korea’s weapons testing, Russia’s
invasion of South Ossetia, the swine-flu pandemic, and even the
heavy snow of February 2009, have served only to illustrate the
nature of the threats challenging the security and resilience of
the UK.
How is the National Security Strategy being implemented?
Although welcomed as a well-intentioned and much needed
requirement in providing the first cohesive review of all of the
UK’s 21st century security considerations, commentators and
industry were quick to point out that the National Security
Strategy in itself, no matter how comprehensive, was lacking in
detail.
As a dedicated member of the UK defence and security industry,
VEGA is fully committed to the helping UK Government meet the
ever-changing nature of security threats outlined in the National
Security Strategy.
The content on the pages under this In Focus
topic, constitute both VEGA’s latest thinking and related
activities in support of the National Security Strategy.
Thought Leadership relating to the UK National Security
Strategy
» The UK National Security Strategy 2008: The devil is
in the detail
» Why protecting the Critical National
Infrastructure in cyber space is so critical
» Does the UK need a National Strategy for
information sharing? – Do we need to Share to Prepare?
» Failure to Connect the Dots
» Maximising the through-life potential of
information sharing systems in the coalition context
Interal links relating to the UK National Security
Strategy
» Business
Continuity Planning and Management
» UK Cyber Security Strategy
» Information Sharing
» Information
Security
» Information Exploitation
» Digital Forensics
» Information Superiority
External websites relating to the UK National Security
Strategy
» Security and Resilience Industry
Suppliers Council (RISC)
»
Intellect's Security and Resilience Portal
» Home Office
Security
» Cabinet Office Security, Intelligence and
Resilience
» UK Border
Agency
» UK National Security Strategy - 2009 update (link to
download document)
» UK National Security Strategy 2008 (link to
download document)
» UK Cyber Security Strategy 2009 (link to download
document)
» Cabinet Office Civil
Contingencies Secretariat
Contact VEGA about the National Security
Strategy