Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge Report. Team Polymath
In mid-February of this year, our team (First year CDT students, Rebecca Hartley, Alex Hodder-Williams, Sasha Lapiha, and Taylor Robinson) participated in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. Our team was coached by former Cyber 9/12 participant and coach Nick Robinson and received additional valuable assistance from Ian Slesinger. The annual event, which was virtual this year, requires competitors to propose policy options to a panel of judges (acting as if they are from the Prime Minister's offices) responding to a fictional scenario involving a cyber threat. The competition aims to provide participants with an understanding of the technical, social, political, and economic impacts of cyber security events. Our team entered under the name "Polymath" which we wanted to reflect the multidisciplinary backgrounds of our members, representing many disciplines ranging from maths, computer science, international relations, and business. This year's fictional scenario evolv