Digital Security by Design (DSbD)

⏳ We are excited to announce that general registration is now open for the “UK’s Digital Security by Design Showcase 2025” ! At the Digital Security by Design Showcase, you can explore cutting-edge cyber security solutions from innovative businesses that are transforming the landscape of digital security and delivering strategies to reduce the economic impact of cyber breaches. This showcase offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage with organisations at the heart of the UK Government’s Digital Security by Design Programme, discover ground breaking technologies such as CHERI, and be part of shaping a safer digital future for businesses and society alike. This showcase will be held on Tuesday 11th February in Westminster, London.    The exhibition hall will open for showcase exhibitors from 2pm and for delegates from 4pm, with a Ministerial Address and other addresses starting at 5.00pm, followed by drinks and canapés with continued networking and exhibits until 7.00pm.   UK Research and Innovation and the supporters of this showcase encourage you to register your interest to attend this in person event via https://bit.ly/3PuRyrH Please note, delegate places are limited, so you are advised to register asap to secure your place.   This event is delivered by the UKRI Digital Security by Design programme and ecosystem :- UK Research and Innovation Innovate UK ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council EPSRC Discribe Hub Digital Security by Design (DSbD) and in partnership with:- AESIN, Arm, BT Group, CHERI Alliance, Digital Catapult, Ericsson Telecommunications Inc., GE Aerospace, Google Research, HP, IoT Security Foundation, Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, TechWorks THG, Thales, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Dstl, National Cyber Security Centre   🔈 To note, this showcase is open to senior stakeholders with an interest in protecting the integrity and resilience of more secure digital products and services, therefore if you wish to forward this invitation, please do so.

In safety-critical systems, memory safety is non-negotiable. Our latest blog by Paul Butcher explores how CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) enhances safety by design, preventing common memory vulnerabilities at the hardware level. Learn how CHERI integrates with Ada and SPARK to build secure, reliable systems for critical applications. How do you see hardware-enforced memory safety shaping the future of critical systems? Let us know in the comments!

🔊 If you have not already had the chance to read the latest blog from Paul Butcher, UK Programme Manager and Head of Dynamic Analysis at AdaCore; you can catch it here on the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) News Page ! This blog - "Building Safety by Design: CHERI in Critical Systems Development" from Adacore, explores how #CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) enhances safety-critical system security by preventing memory safety issues and supporting secure exception handling. It discusses integrating CHERI with Ada runtimes to ensure fault tolerance and adherence to high-assurance standards like DO-178C, emphasizing proactive cybersecurity strategies for systems such as aerospace applications. The concept of "Secure by Default" is critical, as emphasized in the article, for ensuring that systems are inherently resilient to vulnerabilities. By integrating security mechanisms like #CHERI into hardware and software from the outset, the risk of memory safety issues and exploitable flaws is significantly reduced. This approach minimizes the reliance on external safeguards, making safety-critical systems, such as those in aerospace, both robust and compliant with rigorous standards. This proactive strategy aligns with modern cybersecurity needs for high-assurance environments. The paper mentioned in this blog, titled "Security by Default - CHERI ISA Extensions Coupled with a Security-Enhanced Ada Runtime" (and published in the ERTS 2024 journal) can be found here: 👉 https://bit.ly/3DpNw19 #MemorySaftety #Resilience #SecureByDesign #SecureByDefault https://lnkd.in/eaqgG-n2 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology AdaCore techUK Cyber Exchange UK UKC3 - UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration Digital Catapult

We are pleased to inform you that the recordings of all the talks and presentations are now available online from the 'Cybersecurity by design - from research to industry' conference organised by the CHERI Alliance on the12th November 2024. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVrCXJZg

🔊 We are delighted to see the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) #CHERI messaging broadening and read up on the following two articles showcasing how #CHERI enhances safety-critical systems by catching memory-safety errors early and how CHERI and the #DSbD narrative are driving hardware-level security innovation and the call to prioritize security over cost and convenience. 📢 CHERI Myths: CHERI is incompatible with safety-critical systems by David Chisnall 👉 https://bit.ly/4feATDp 📢 Vulnerable by Design: The Grimshaw vs. Ford Motor Co. Morality Argument for Computing by Sherlock di Schiavi 👉 https://bit.ly/3OPNC4E UK Research and Innovation Innovate UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology Arm SCI Semiconductor Digital Catapult UKC3 - UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration techUK Cyber Exchange UK National Cyber Security Centre

The recorded sessions from the ‘Cybersecurity by Design – from Research to Industry’ conference are now available at the CHERI Alliance YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/dNceT-Qn

 👏 A big congratulations to Oishee Kundu from Discribe Hub, part of Digital Security by Design (DSbD), for winning the Images of Research 2024 prize for her research that's creating positive digital futures! 🌟 Thank you to Dean Veall from the Public Engagement Unit at the University of Bath for organising this competition 🌟 Adam Joinson, Sarah Parry Sarah Hainsworth OBE FREng Bath Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour, University of Bath School of Management #ESRCFestival #ImagesOfResearch #Cybersecurity

👏 Well done and thank you to the team at Futurescot for putting on a successful "Digital Scotland Conference" in the EICC, Edinburgh this week. Our team within UK Research and Innovation were delighted to be exhibiting and get the opportunity to talk to many of the delegates about the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) Challenge and later in the #CyberSecurity session share an update on our journey to a more secure world and present the #DSbD programme impact. If you missed the session, you can learn more about how to get involved and why Digital Security by Design matters to everyone here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8Er9WBN #DigitalResilience #MemorySafety #CHERI UK Research and Innovation Innovate UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology Digital Catapult National Cyber Security Centre techUK Cyber Exchange UK Scottish Enterprise ScotlandIS BT Group The Scottish Government GOV.UK

🫣 Traditional approaches to #cybersecurity leave organisations exposed to potentially devastating attacks, but what if we could build a secure system from the ground up? Introducing the latest group of innovators addressing critical #security challenges to build a more resilient foundation for a safer digital future in the UK. 🛡️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eBYeewiR 3Bian Ltd | Beam Connectivity | CAN-PHANTOM Limited | Configured Things | Quantum Dice | Sensor IT

🙌 Check out the final program for CHERITech24++ ⤵️ 📲 https://lnkd.in/ezkFE5GJ 🌟 There's still time to register for free 🌟