ABOUT
Background
RITICS was founded in 2014 as one of three cyber security Institutes set up by the UK Government in conjunction with EPRSC.
Its early focus was to improve cyber security of Industrial Control Systems. Read more about Phase 1 of RITICS here.
RITICS was renewed and relaunched in spring 2018, with funding for a further 5 years, now sponsored by the NCSC in partnership with EPSRC.
Further academic collaborators, including 1 MOU signed
Industry partners
Research publications
Engagement events internationally
£million in funding leveraged
PHASE 1 – Cyber Threats to Industrial Control Systems
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are computers that monitor and manage industrial tasks. They are found in multinationals, SMEs and national infrastructure, from rail networks to power plants.
ICS have evolved from self-contained and isolated networks to being heavily interconnected with IT systems and other wider networks and services.
This has led to new cyber security vulnerabilities and the potential for inter-organisational, inter-industry and international threats.
RITICS represents a group of academically led and industrially linked projects researching three key questions:
- Do we understand the harm that threats pose to ICS and business?
- Can we confidently articulate these threats as business risk?
- Are there novel effective and efficient interventions?