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Chancellor Says The UK Will Strike Back Against Cyber Attacks
Nov 2, 2016The UK Chancellor has warned of an increased risk of cyber attacks while laying out plans for a previously announced £1.9bn cybersecurity strategy. Philip Hammond said the country must be able to retaliate against cyber-attacks, ...
Tags: Chancellor, Cyber Attacks
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It's Not Possible for an Organisation to Be Aware of and Secure Every Mobile Device
Nov 7, 2013It's not possible for an organisation to be aware of and secure every mobile device on the network, not matter how much the IT department tries, because staff will always connect their own smartphones and tablets to the office wireless ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, network
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Government Is Working to Create Different Entry Routes to The Cyber Security Profession
Sep 2, 2013Minister of state for universities and science David Willetts has exclusively told Computing that the government is working to create different entry routes to the cyber security profession. In December last year, the government released ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The IET Is Trying to Raise Awareness of The Need for Cyber Security Skills
May 13, 2013Teaching engineers cyber security skills is vital in order to protect the UK's critical national infrastructure, according to cyber expert at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Hugh Boyes. The IET is trying to raise ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The Government's Investment in Cyber Security Is Embarrassing
Apr 8, 2013The government's investment in cyber security is embarrassing, according to security experts. The government announced plans to invest £650m over a four-year period on cyber security, after the 2010 National Security Strategy rated ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The Government Announced The UK Cyber Security Strategy at The Back End of 2011
Apr 7, 2013The government announced the UK cyber security strategy at the back end of 2011 to protect national interests by building a trusted and resilient digital environment. It revealed plans to invest £650m over a four-year period from ...
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GCHQ Has Launched a Institute to Investigate New Ways of Automatically Analysing Software
Mar 22, 2013The government's spy agency, GCHQ, has launched an Academic Research Institute to investigate new ways of automatically analysing software to reduce its vulnerability to cyber threats. It is the second institute focused on cyber security ...
Tags: GCHQ, economy, Cyber Research
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The Home Office Has Announced a Plan to Bring Together The Skills of The Police
Mar 18, 2013The Home Office has announced a plan to bring together the skills of the police, industry experts and academics in a Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership (CCRP) to help to stamp out cyber-crime. Security minister James Brokenshire announced ...
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The Cyber Security Challenge Has Just Announced Its Latest Winner
Mar 12, 2013The Cyber Security Challenge, a series of national events designed to encourage talented professionals to join the UK IT security industry, has just announced its latest winner, 28-year-old chemist Stephen Miller. Government cyber ...
Tags: Cyber Security Challenge, IT security industry, cyber security
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The Cabinet Office Contributes to New Organisational Cyber Security Standards
Mar 1, 2013The Cabinet Office will on Friday call for industry to contribute to new Organisational Cyber Security Standards. Industry will have a window of six weeks to express an interest in contributing and four months thereafter to submit their ...
Tags: Cabinet Office, Organisational Cyber Security Standards, cyber security
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The UK and India Are Expected to Strike a Deal to Become Trusted Partners
Feb 20, 2013The UK and India are expected to strike a deal to become trusted partners in the growing battle against cyber criminals and nation states, prime minister David Cameron has said. Reuters reports that the UK hopes that by setting up a joint ...
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Britain Could Have Trouble Defending Itself From Cyber Attacks Over The Next 20 Years
Feb 18, 2013A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...
Tags: National Audit Office, UK, IT industry
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UK Is Open to Cyber-Attacks Because of a Lack of Experts Able to Thwart Threats
Feb 17, 2013The UK's critical infrastructure is open to cyber-attacks because of a lack of experts able to thwart threats, warns a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). One year on: The UK Cyber Security Strategy UK military unprepared for ...
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Yet Another Unfortunate Step Towards The Militarisation of Cyberspace
Feb 17, 2013Computer security guru Professor Ross Anderson has criticised the European Union's proposed computer security directive which, he says, represents "yet another unfortunate step towards the militarisation of cyberspace". EU security ...
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The UK Has Joined 25 Countries in Committing to a Set of Principles Intended
Jan 29, 2013The UK has joined 25 countries in committing to a set of principles intended, they claim, to make digital networks more secure and resilient. Foreign secretary William Hague signed the World Economic Forum's Partnering for Cyber ...
Tags: digital networks, Cyber Resilience, UK Cyber Security Strategy U