UK Cyber Effects Network Conference 2027

Overview:  

Cyber effects operations (or offensive cyber operations) have become an important aspect of contemporary warfare. Recent conflicts in Iran, Venezuela, Ukraine and elsewhere have demonstrated the use of cyber operations for adding, deleting or manipulating data on systems or networks to deliver a physical, virtual or cognitive effect. 

With the UK and its allies increasingly focused on preparing for potential conflicts, this raises questions about how they should conceptualise, plan for and deliver cyber effects operations in wartime. These include:  

• How does the UK ensure it learns the right lessons from recent conflicts?   

• What are allies and adversaries doing to prepare, and how can the UK ensure its own advantage?   

• Does the UK’s commitment to principles of responsibility limit the effectiveness of its cyber operations in wartime?   

• What is the optimal role of industry and civil society in innovating cyber effects capabilities in conflict?   

Structured around three thematic areas – concepts and doctrine; legal and policy; and capability and technology – the inaugural UK Cyber Effects Network Conference 2027 will provide a unique platform for experts and practitioners from industry, academia, the armed forces and government to share their perspectives and develop UK thinking on the theory and practice of cyber effects operations.

Please note, registering does not guarantee a place.