It has recently been confirmed that the UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is to invest £700,000 – received in funding from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) – in the UK’s insecure digital computing infrastructure.
The funding, which is going towards technology security and research, is to be awarded via the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) programme in support of UK businesses. The aim of the investment is to provide these businesses with the opportunity to assess how Arms’ Morello project can add value to one of their products or services.
The following are some of the UK SMEs who have been awarded funding: ANZEN Technology Systems Limited; Verifoxx; Capabilities Limited; DRISQ Ltd; Pytilia Limited; OXON.Tech Ltd; Valid Datum Limited; IOETEC Limited; Metrarc Limited.
Matt Warman, Digital Infrastructure Minister, remarked: “We are working hand in glove with our world-class cyber security sector to build back better from the pandemic and make sure the UK is the safest place to be online.
“Thanks to government support these projects can create pioneering and secure technologies that will give people and businesses further confidence in our digital economy and help combat cyber criminals.
Professor John Goodacre, Challenge Director for Digital Security by Design Challenge Director, added: “DSbD technologies are not just another best practice recommendation, or a new AI tool to monitor your network and endpoints, they bring enhancements to the central hardware and software of a computer and create a step change in how business develop and use secure products and services.
“It is exciting to see these companies investigating how these technologies can benefit their business and products and further enhance the cyber security of living and working in the UK.”
