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The Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) is funded by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and hosted at the University of Bristol.

RISCS is the UK’s first academic research institute to focus on understanding the overall cyber security of organisations, including their constituent technologies, people, and processes.

News and updates from the RISCS community:

  1. EuroUSEC 2025 - registration open
  2. Securing converged technologies: new report
  3. 'Cyber Workforce of the Future' white paper

The latest from the RISCS blog:

  1. Prefiguring Responsibility: The Pall Mall Process and Cyber Intrusion Capabilities – Andrew Dwyer
  2. Responding to BBC Panorama's ‘Fighting Cyber Criminals’ - Lucy Davies
  3. Reflections on the Inaugural Cybernetic Culture Workshop 2025 – Sophie James