University of Toronto
For Support Of A Cybersecurity Community Of Practice
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Amount$100,000
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ProgramCyber
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Date Awarded7/11/2016
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
A grant to the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab will support its efforts to nurture interdisciplinary research on cybersecurity that cuts across academic, private sector, practitioner, and government stakeholder communities. It will support the creation of a "community of practice" that exchanges theories, research questions, methods, and data across stakeholder communities. This will include organization of a series of small workshops focused on particular cybersecurity case studies of interest to a range of university researchers, private sector experts, and national security practitioners, as well as research fellowships for experts from different communities to conduct joint research.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.utoronto.ca
Address
27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A1, Canada
Grants to this Grantee
for the Security Community Working Group project
Many civil society organizations have neither the resources nor expertise to grapple with the complexity of today’s security threats. Those with the greatest need, such as nonprofit organizations involved in controversial issues like climate change, human rights, and reproductive rights, do not have the financial or staffing resources available to ensure the security of their personnel, IT systems, and data. This grant would provide support for the establishment of a Security Community Working Group, which aims to connect private sector information security companies with civil service organizations in need of security consulting and support.
