Secure Global Wireless Connectivity for Travelling Workforce
The UK Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6, have a globally travelling workforce which needs to operate in environments where the ability to provide robust and enduring physical security can be challenging. One of the ways we limit certain threats is by using wired connectivity. Going forward, this form of mitigation cannot be relied upon, and as such, we are looking for innovative means to protect the communication between wireless peripherals and the devices that our travelling workforce are provided with.
Opportunity
Challenge opens
17/12/2024
Challenge closes
17/01/2025
Benefit
The UK Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6, is keen to hear from a range of sole traders, small and medium-size businesses (start-ups, SMEs) and academia.
Context
To provide additional context, like any global travelling user, our users could operate in environments varying from static hotel rooms to being mobile in trains, ships, planes and automobiles. A requirement not to look out of place is, therefore an advantage.
The travelling user will use any form factor of the device, e.g. laptop, tablet, phone, or watches, with future aspirations for VR devices as they develop.
The threat to wireless communication can vary considerably both within the user's working environment and externally.
Example
The following figure summarises the requirements around the challenge: