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Join us for this Cyber Security Executive MBA (CEMBA) - Protecting Information in Cyber-Physical Systems

Earlier this year, Lancaster University launched the new CEMBA programme. As we prepare for the next cohort starting in January 2024, we are hosting a series of online masterclasses to showcase the variety of subjects we cover in the CEMBA and to introduce you to some of the professors, lecturers and industry experts who contribute to the programme.

Cyber physical systems are embedded in many aspects of our lives. We use them for daily tasks and reply on them as part of a nation’s critical infrastructure. Cyber physical systems often differ significantly from traditional IT and cloud in terms of their capabilities and also the threats they will be subject to. This makes protecting these systems challenging as existing approaches either do not fit or need modification to be suitable. This means novel techniques need to be developed to protect these systems under their unique constraints.

S peakers:

P aul Fyfe: Paul is currently the Director of Security and Safeguards the United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), responsible for the regulation of the civil nuclear sector’s protective and personnel security, and Cyber Security & Information Assurance. He came to ONR from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) where he was the Chief Security & Resilience Officer. Paul joined the MoD from a Career in the Royal Air Force where he served in senior positions within: Defence Intelligence; Defence Cyber Operations Group; Chief of the Air Staff’s Office and various roles within the RAF Police including ultimately the Deputy Chief of the Air Force Police and Chief of Staff. He deployed to various operational theatres throughout his RAF career including to Afghanistan as the Director of Afghan Police Strategic Planning with NATO in Kabul. He has also been seconded to both the Home Office and Security Service (MI5) in personnel security and counter terrorism roles respectively. Paul holds a distinction Master's Degree in Corporate Security and Risk Management, and is a member of various professional security and management bodies. He is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Director General’s Advisory Panel for Security.