Cyber security and “principled spying”
Event Details
Sir David Omand, former head of GCHQ, will explore some of the key ethical and technical issues relating to data security we face today.
Sir David Omand, GCB, was previously UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, Permanent Secretary of the UK Home Office and Director of GCHQ. In a particularly timely new book Principled Spying: the ethics of secret intelligence, he goes deep behind today’s headlines – on spies, and on data security – to probe some of the key ethical and technical issues we face today.
Sir David will be joined by a panel after his talk to discuss the issues raised with the audience.
Intelligence agencies provide critical information to national security and foreign policy decision makers, but spying also poses inherent dilemmas for liberty, privacy, human rights, and diplomacy. Principled Spying explores how to strike a balance between necessary intelligence and data-gathering activities and protecting democratic values by developing a new framework of ethics.
This event is being held in conjunction with the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and jointly hosted with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) and the Chartered Banker Institute.
Sir David Omand, GCB, was previously UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, Permanent Secretary of the UK Home Office and Director of GCHQ. In a particularly timely new book Principled Spying: the ethics of secret intelligence, he goes deep behind today’s headlines – on spies, and on data security – to probe some of the key ethical and technical issues we face today.
Sir David will be joined by a panel after his talk to discuss the issues raised with the audience.
Intelligence agencies provide critical information to national security and foreign policy decision makers, but spying also poses inherent dilemmas for liberty, privacy, human rights, and diplomacy. Principled Spying explores how to strike a balance between necessary intelligence and data-gathering activities and protecting democratic values by developing a new framework of ethics.
This event is being held in conjunction with the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and jointly hosted with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) and the Chartered Banker Institute.
Venue & Schedule
Venue
Auditorium (ground floor) , University of Edinburgh Business School, 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JS
Schedule
18:00 Registration
18:30 Event
20:00 Close of event followed by networking & drinks reception
Booking
We are delighted to announce, this is a free event for members of the Chartered Banker Institute to attend.
Please note, the booking system has now closed for this event.
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