Security

The UK’s telecoms sector is thriving. Vital to society and the broader economy, it delivers the infrastructure on which we build every aspect of our digital lives. 

Birmingham Tech Week is the UK’s largest regional tech festival and conference with over 7,500 people attending. Events will be taking place across the entire West Midlands covering a variety of important and innovative topics.

techUK is delighted to see the return of the Cyber Security Dinner in Central London. The event brings together senior stakeholders from across government and industry for an informal discussion on some of the key issues facing the sector.

Join us for an online panel discussion, hosted by TelecomTV, when industry leaders will share their perspectives on the evolving landscape of cybersecurity.

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As the UK government invests £1 billion in accelerating the nation's generative AI capabilities, AWS and techUK are hosting a roundtable discussion to explore the critical intersection of security and ge

AI and Security are going to become integral to network infrastructure as it becomes ever more dependent on cloud and software. The conference explores some of the key areas that need to be addressed. It also looks at the potential challenges and benefits of planning, building and running a secure network including by leveraging AI.

This paper, prepared by the UKTIN Security Expert Working Group (EWG), sets out a view of the UK telecoms ecosystem’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats around security.

As technology evolves, so do the threats that loom over our communication infrastructure.

Ukraine’s tech sector was growing at an average of 30% per year before the conflict. Despite the war, Ukraine's tech sector continued to grow in 2022. If you are a UK technology company - there is an opportunity for you in Ukraine.

Do you want to position your start-up for R&D funding and growth?

This two-day interactive course will guide you to reflect and identify patterns for growth within and outside of your business.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published a white paper that articulates some of the high-level cyber security insights identified, by NCC Group for DSIT, in a review of a cross section of the 5GTT projects in the programme.

The SNS R&I WP for 2024 has been (pre)released to give information on the contents of the forthcoming call.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is disrupting industry on a broad scale and telecoms is no exception, offering the potential to cut through network complexity, address new requirements, increase performance and enable automation.

Discussions will be centred around the threats of bad actors weaponizing AI, development of robust encryption methods, the implementation of stringent access controls, and the incorporation of ethical considerations into AI deployment.

Presented by

Doug Madory, Director of Internet Analysis at Kentik, and Aaron Weintraub, Principal Engineer at Cogent Communications

About this talk

Are you interested in finding a career in connectivity? From Cyber Security Analysts to Fibre Engineers and even Project Managers, connectivity has something to offer almost everyone.

The 5G Techritory platform is an initiative to bring together the key players in 5G development with the goal of developing a robust and aligned 5G Ecosystem in Europe and beyond.

techUK is convening regular industry collab sessions for providers undertaking compliance activity for the Telecoms Security Act. These online sessions will take place monthly and are open to all PECN/PECS providers (all Tiers) to come together in an open, transparent, and collaborative way.  

Overview

The internet is foundational to everyday personal and business life. Disruptions caused by routing incidents can degrade user experience, cut off access to vital services and cause reputational harm to businesses.