To be announced.

Date: 3:30 p.m., 30th January 2024

Venue: Room C, 1, Parliament St

The meeting will be looking at UK and EU cyber relations and policy development.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 3:30 p.m., 15th November 2023

Venue: tbc

The purpose of the meeting is to explore the maritime sector and issues around cyber security

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 5:00 p.m., 13th June 2023

Venue: Room C, 1, Parliament St

The meeting will be looking at how we can get more school children interested in cyber security. We will hear from some Secondary School students as well as Cyber First, Cyber First for Girls and Microsoft.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 3:00 p.m., 9th May 2023

Venue: via Zoom

The meeting will bring together the ONCD, White House and NCSC to look at closer UK / US collaboration. Please note that this meeting has been postponed pending a new date and time.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 4:00 p.m., 31st January 2023

Venue: Committee Room 18, House of Commons

JOINT APPG MEETING BUSINESS RESLIENCE AND CYBER SECURITY APPGs to look at the UK Insurance industry, cyber security coverage and making businesses resilient against cyber threats.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 4:00 p.m., 5th December 2022

Venue: Portcullis House

The purpose of the meeting is to look at how the Cyber Security world is trying to bridge the digital divide. How do we help people become and stay security aware when many find it difficult for a multiplicity of reasons?

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 4:00 p.m., 7th November 2022

Venue: Committee Room 12, House of Commons

The meeting will hear from three experts in cyber security / the Maritime sector about the challenges faced by this industry both in the UK and internationally and proposals for how best to tackle the worldwide cyber threat.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 4:00 p.m., 4th July 2022

Venue: Committee Room 12, House of Commons

We will be looking at Humanitarian Aid and cyber security and particularly focussing on issues around data sharing and international standards. It promises to be an interesting session and we will be hearing from Dr. Olivia Williams of the University of Aberystwyth. Olivia has worked both in the Aid sector in Malawi, Nepal, the Philippines and Northern Iraq as well as in Cyber Security with ApacheIX where she is currently. Olivia will be sharing with us her doctoral research on information and cyber security concerns and study findings on the humanitarian frontline.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 5:00 p.m., 25th May 2022

Venue: Zoom

The APPG will be looking at Cyber Security and Local Government - protecting the Town Hall.

Speakers are Dr. Andrew Larner, iESE; Dave Woodfine CISSP; a Local Govt representative.

For details please contact: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 3:00 p.m., 22nd March 2022

Venue: Zoom

The next meeting is on the 22nd March and we will have Professor Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations as our speaker. As you will know Professor Martin was the founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ. Our meeting will be at 3.00 and via Zoom on the 22nd March. Please let me know if you would like an invitation (andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk).

Date: 3:30 p.m., 26th January 2022

Venue: Zoom

On behalf of our Chairman, Simon Fell MP, the APPG is pleased to invite you to a meeting on the 26th January at 3.30 p.m. via Zoom. The speaker will be Pete Cooper from the Cabinet Office who will, in light of the recent publication of the National Cyber Security Strategy, be giving a "Review of the Government Cyber Security Strategy". He will look at how does the Government secure itself and increase its cyber resilience. This is the first time that there has been such a strategy so it is highly relevant.

I very much hope that you will be able to join us. Please contact Andrew Henderson (andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk) for an invitation.

Date 4:00 p.m., 19th October 2021

Venue: Zoom

Speakers: Phil Huggins (Interim National Chief Information Security Officer for Health and Social Care at the Department for Health and Social Care), Stephen Wolthusen (Professor of Information Security, Department of Information Security, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Norwegian University of Science and Technology), TBC (Microsoft)

On behalf of Simon Fell, MP , you are invited to the next meeting of the APPG on Cyber Security. This will be at 4.00 p.m. via Zoom on the 19th October. We will be looking at the NHS, patient data and how it is secured.

The Parliamentary contact is simon.fell.mp@parliament.uk. Please contact Andrew Henderson for a Zoom invitation, APPG secretariat - andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk.

Date: 11:00 a.m., 13th July 2021

Venue: Zoom

Speakers: Dr Stefanie Kuenzel (Head of the Power Systems group, RHUL), David Prince (Baringa Consulting) and Simon Jenner (Chief Information Security Officer, National Grid)

Title: Electricity Network Resilience - A Cyber Perspective

For an invitation please contact Andrew Henderson: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk.

Date: 11:00 a.m., 15th June 2021

Venue: Zoom

Speakers: Henry Pearson, Dept for International Trade, HE The High Commissioner of Bangladesh Saida Muna Tasneem and HE The Ambassador of the Uruguay Sr César Rodríguez Zavalla

Title: Export Opportunities for the UK Cyber Security Business

For an invitation please contact Andrew Henderson: andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk.

Date: 4:00 p.m., 20th April 2021

Venue: Zoom

Speakers: Dr Konstantinos Mersinas (Information Security Group, Royal Holloway), Stewart Room Partner (Global Head of Data Protection & Cyber Security, DWF Law LLP) and Andrea Simon (Director, End Violence Against Women Coalition - EVAW)

Title: Review the Online Harms Bill

On behalf of Simon Fell MP, you are invited to a meeting of the APPG on Cyber Security at which we will review the Online Harms Bill.

Parliamentary contact: simon.fell.mp@parliament.uk

Date: 9:30 a.m, 23th March 2021

Venue: Zoom (please contact andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk)

Speakers: Jorge Blasco Alis (Royal Holloway), Maria Axente (PWC) and Colin Crone (Anderson Consulting and ISO)

Title: Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 1:30 p.m, 8th February 2021

Venue: Zoom (please contact andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk)

Title: Annual General Meeting

Attendance is for Parliamentarians only.

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 3:00 p.m, 18th January 2021

Venue: Zoom (please contact andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk)

Speakers: Robert Carolina (Royal Holloway, University of London) and Ollie Whitehouse (NCC Group) and Daniel Cuthbert.

The topic is the Computer Misuse Act - does it need reform?

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 10:15 a.m, 25th November 2020

Venue: Zoom (please contact andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk)

Speakers: Matt Warman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Infrastructure) and Prof Charles Burton of the Canadian Macdonald Laurier Institute

The topic is a second meeting around High Risk Vendors and their influence on the supply chain. The Professor will share his views on China and its influence on the supply chain. The Minister will respond to the findings of the previous meeting and our recommendations to beware of soft influence through academic sponsorship, buying up of sub-contractors in sensitive supply chains and the supply of equipment and services as a sub-contractor.

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 3:00 p.m, 3rd November 2020

Venue: Zoom (please contact andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk)

Speakers: John Weiler who chairs the IT Acquisition Advisory Council which is a congressionally backed think tank (www.it-aac.org) in Washington. He works closely with Congress and the DoD on a range of issues including IT procurement and CMMC and he is the chairman of the CMMC Center of Excellence. Andy Watson-Child is a UK citizen who is a member of the CMMC advisory board in Washington and runs the CMMC Europe and Parava Solutions. A senior official from the US Department of Defense has been asked.

The meeting will cover the US Dept of Defense's cyber security programme for their suppliers: the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). It will examine what the programme is, how it works and whether it should be adopted in the UK. It will also look at the effects of the programme on UK firms who sell to the US Dept of Defense.

Presentation slides.

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 4:00 p.m, 23rd June 2020

Venue: Zoom (please contact andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk)

Speakers: Andre Turville (supply chain views), Kamala MacKinnon (Vodafone), Prof Keith Mayes (NCSC/Academic views).

The topic: Soft cyber power - how our cyber security can be influenced through academia and the supply chain.

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 5:00 p.m, 3rd March 2020

Venue: Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Speakers: Nicky Keeley (Head of Cyber Security Oversight, Civil Aviation Authority), A Speaker from NCSC and Lee Hannaford (Canberra Solutions Ltd).

The topic is: Aviation Security - keeping our skies cyber safe.

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 5:30 p.m., 24th June 2019

Venue: Room N, Portcullis House

Title: How the banks protect us against cyber threats

Speakers: National Cyber Security Centre representative; Ray Irving, Managing Director, FS-ISAC

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 5:30 p.m., 5th June 2019

Venue: Room W2, Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster

Title: Maritime Cybersecurity

Speakers: National Cyber Security Centre representative; Nigel Hearne, PenTest Partners; CISO from shipping company invited

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: 7:30 p.m., 27th February 2019

Venue: Committee Room 3, House of Lords

Title: How do we bridge the growing cyber trust deficit between China and the West?

The APPG on Cyber Security will be meeting on the 27th February at 7.30 p.m. in Room 3, House of Lords.

During the meeting Bill Majcher will present his view on the trust deficit between China and the West (slides).

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Meeting report: Download

Date: 6:00 p.m., 5th February 2019

Venue: Room A, 1 Parliament Street

Title: Cyber Security Skills Strategy

The APPG on Cyber Security, chaired by James Morris MP, will be meeting on the 5th February at 6.00 p.m. in Room A, 1 Parliament St.

During the meeting we will discuss the DCMS paper on skills which is attached (here).

We will be hearing from:
- Prof Keith Mayes, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Rebecca Harrop, FE and HE Computing Lecturer, HE in Computing and Cisco Networking Academy Manager
- Barnet and Southgate College and Open University
- Babita Kumar, Cybersecurity Thoughtleader and CEO of Zone Insight and Global Learning Service Centre PM

This will be followed by an open discussion on the questions in the paper.

Please let me know if you are able to join us.

Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Meeting report: Download

Date: 5:30 p.m., 17th April 2018

Venue: Commettee Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Title: Max Everett on cybersecurity, energy, and critical national infrastructure

You are invited to hear Max Everett, the U.S. Department of Energy Chief Information Officer, talk on cybersecurity, energy, and critical national infrastructure - a US view of the challenges and opportunities facing the West in 2018.

In his role as DOE CIO, Max serves as an advisor to the Deputy Secretary and Secretary of Energy, works with the U.S. National Laboratories to identify and leverage emerging cybersecurity technology, and manages the cybersecurity of the Department of Energy headquarters as well as its 97 sites and National Laboratories across 26 states.

Previously, Mr. Everett served as Chief Information Officer in the Office of Administration at the White House, managing the technology infrastructure for the Executive Office of the President, the technology requirements of the Presidential transition, and the Presidential records transfer to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Mr. Everett has held additional technology leadership roles at the White House, the Department of Commerce, and on several National Special Security Events.

The meeting will take place in Committee Room 12 in the Palace of Westminster at 17.30 on the 17th April 2018. It will finish at 19.00. Non-Parliamentarians are reminded that they should aim to be at Security 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting in case there are long queues. Please let me, Andrew Henderson, know that you will be able to attend (Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk).

Date: 4 p.m., 13th March 2018

Venue: room 9, Palace of Westminster

Title: Take 5 and the Cyber Aware campaign

13th March meeting of the APPG on Cyber Security: Take 5 and the Cyber Aware campaign - the Rt Hon. Ben Wallace, Minister of State for Security at the Home Office will talk on his recommendations on how to keep you and your constituents safe online.

You will have noticed the Take 5 campaign in banks and other financial outlets. You may also have taken part in the Take 5 campaign in January. The APPG would like to hear your feedback and views on how MPs can communicate these important messages around cyber security to constituents.

Date: Monday 18th December 2017, 4.00 p.m.

Venue: Palace of Westminster (POW) - Committee Room 16

Title: Stand and deliver! Ransomware: how it works and how to combat it

The AGM of the APPG on Cyber Security will take place on the 18th December at 4.00 p.m. in Committee Room 16. That will be followed at 4.15 p.m. by an open meeting on Ransomware. Professor Keith Mayes, Head of the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway College will demonstrate how ransomware works. Then Declan Hadley, Digital Lead, Healthier Lancashire & South Cumbria and Daniel Hallen, Head of Digital Technology, NHS England (North) will then talk about how they successfully tackled the recent Wannacry attack on the NHS in the North West

For those attending the open meeting at 4.15, entrance to the Houses of Parliament is through the Cromwell Green entrance. For more information on access to Parliament, please see the following web page: www.parliament.uk/visiting/access/

Could you also register with the Secretariat: Andrew Henderson - Andrew.henderson@wychwoodconsultingltd.co.uk

Date: Wednesday 1st November 2017, 10 a.m.

Venue: Palace of Westminster (POW)

Title: Annual General Meeting of the APPG

The Annual General Meeting of the APPG will be at 10.00 a.m. on the 1st November in the Palace of Westminster.

The AGM will be followed immediately by a presentation on Ransomware by Professor Keith Mayes, Head of the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway, University of London who will demonstrate how a ransomware attack happens. We also have Declan Hadley, Digital Lead, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Daniel Hallen, Head of Digital Technology, NHS England (North), who will talk about how they dealt with the ransomware attack for the NHS in the North West of England.

All Parliamentarians are welcome.

Date: Tuesday 25 April 2017, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Venue: Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster (POW)

Title: Fake News

Speakers:

• Martin Jordan is a security architect currently working across Defence & Banking clients. He has worked in IT for the past 25 years, focusing on security for the last 18 years. Previously, Martin headed up the Ethical Hacking team at KPMG for 10 years, where he was responsible for the Cyber evaluation of major UK Government projects under the GCHQ CTAS scheme, including the QE Class Carriers. Other organisations Martin has worked for include Defcom Security, Oracle and Babcock Power & Marine. In 2014 Martin formed his own company, CyberEssentialsPlus.com to perform bespoke cyber assessments as well as writing and delivering a GCHQ certified training course, teaching professionals to assess a company’s ability to withstand cyber attacks. He also wrote and teaches a course on Open Source Intelligence gathering.
  
  Research projects conducted by Martin include: KPMG Global cyber risk exposure and UK FTSE 350 Cyber Risk Exposure.


• Jessica Riches is a social media strategist. She was heavily involved in the organisation of the student protests in 2010 in response to the fee rises, coordinating actions using social media. She created and implemented the digital strategy for the Hacked Off campaign in 2012, culminating in their record-breaking petition. She has since consulted on social media engagement with brands including the Nike Foundation, Toshiba and Marks and Spencer, and organisations including the Green Party, the TUC and Barking and Dagenham Council, Goldsmiths University and HRP's Tower of London. Jessica has been named PR Week's 30 Under 30, in the BIMA 100 and contributed to the CIPR's social media ethics guidelines. She has been featured in media including the Guardian, Channel 4 News and Reuters commenting on the impact of social media on political action, and spoken on numerous panels.

Date: Tuesday 7th February 2017, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster (POW)

Title: How Cyber Hackers Can Stalk You!

Photo (left to right)

Professor Keith Mayes, Head of School (Mathematics and ISG), Royal Holloway, University of London
Speaker: Paul Vlissidis, Director - Senior Strategic Advisor at NCC Group plc
Tim Rawlins, NCC Group plc

Date: Wednesday 26th October 2016, 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Venue: Room 18 Palace of Westminster (POW)

Title: Cyber Security: Critical National Infrastructure

Speakers:

• Graham Wright: Chief Information Security Officer and Global Head of Digital Risk and Security, National Grid
  
• Sian John: Chief Security Strategist, Symantec
  

Tuesday 19th July 2016, 5.30 p.m.

A meeting of the APPG on Cyber Security took place on Tuesday 19th July from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. in Room W1 in Westminster Hall. The meeting covered big issues in Cyber Security, and was led by industry experts:

• Professor Keith Mayes, Director of the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway College, University of London
  Title: "Modern Challenges in Information/Cyber Security"
• Professor Paul Dorey, Director CSO Confidential Ltd., coordinator of the electricity and gas cybersecurity committee for UK critical national infrastructure
  Title: "Internet of Things Security"

The speakers shared some views based on their work in the Cyber Security sector, and this was followed by a Q&A.

24th May 2016

Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament