On November 30, 2017, the UK government published a policy paper titled “Interim cyber security science & technology strategy: future-proofing cyber security”. The overarching remit of this interim strategy is: (a) the production of a research and development strategy and underpinning research and development plan; and (b) the establishment of a framework and mechanisms to enable the publication of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) cybersecurity horizon scanning.