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team to train, exercise and test
response plans.
Whilst there is no legal
requirement to have a Business
Continuity Plan (BCP), ABP
believes that in order for any
company to recover from a serious
incident, BCPs are key, with ABP
also having a crisis management
team in place.
Cyber threats
With the number of cyber-attacks
on the increase, Kevin T of the
National Cyber Security Centre
(NCSC), which is part of GCHQ,
reported that many companies are
not working hard enough to deter
attackers. In the case of TalkTalk,
the company’s IT system was
apparently older than its hacker!
A recent NCSC report
suggests that 81% of large
companies have experienced a
data breach and that the average
cost is somewhere between £600k
and £1.15m
Most attackers exploit
vulnerabilities with adversary
actions being increasingly
aggressive and confrontational.
Data extortion is among the
newer cyber capabilities exhibited
with threats to expose data being
made unless a ransom payment is
received.
The Cyber Incident Response
Team (CIRT) has a focus on
the more serious incidents that
threaten our critical national
infrastructure; of the 13 sectors
– energy, civil, nuclear, transport,
water and chemicals are the
sectors relevant to TSA members.
In the spirit of innovation
and collaboration, the industry
100 initiative was launched in
August 2017 with a goal to ‘build
and nurture a community of
cyber experts throughout the UK,
improving the resilience of our
cyber defences, nationally.’
Bringing new regulations for
operators of essential services,
in May 2018 the EU Security of
Networks & Information (NIS)
directive comes into effect. As
an international problem, the
importance of aligning advice with
that from other countries is vital.
For 10 steps to cyber security
visit www.ncsc.gov.uk
On the IFC Inflow stand Greg Clarke and Kiran Shaw
converse with Mark Waddington of Grafton Ridge
Apprentices
Since its introduction, the
England-only Apprenticeship
Levy has produced over £3m of
funding for apprenticeships. Non-
levy paying SMEs can also access
the fund to receive 90% towards
apprenticeship training with just
10% to find. Any unused levy will
go to non-levy payers.
“The challenge is to maximise
the drawdown of the levy,” says
Jenny Clucas, head of strategy –
Industrial Sciences, COGENT Skills.
“Given the industry’s
demographics, talent will soon
retire and walk out of the door,”
said Jenny who urged the
audience to think not only of
young apprentices but to also
use the levy to upskill or retrain
existing employees of any age.
Advanced 3D Laser Solutions attracted many visitors to their stand
(An apprenticeship must last a
minimum of one year with 20%
off the job training.)
“The assessment plan,
which also includes an end-
point assessment undertaken
by an independent assessor, will
ensure that all science industry
apprentices have demonstrated
the skills, knowledge,
understanding and behaviours
needed to work in this exciting
industry.
“We’re looking for employers
to take the lead in developing and
designing standards through the
Institute of Apprenticeships.”
“In the past, apprenticeships
have been somewhat
downgraded, now quality is very
important to produce apprentices
who are fully competent and
productive.”
See the Apprenticeships
section at www.Cogentskills.
com.
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