British empire strikes back with new cyber security strategy backed by £1.9 billion investment

The UK government has today launched a new National Cyber Security Strategy, setting out decisive action to protect the nation's economy and the privacy of British citizens, and strike back against attackers, while encouraging industry to up its game to prevent damaging cyber-attacks. The strategy sets out how the UK will use automated defenses to safeguard citizens and businesses against growing cyber threats, support the UK's growing cyber security industry, develop a world-class cyber workforce, and deter cyber-attacks from criminals and hostile actors. The announcement also promised £1.9 billion (around $2.3 billion) of investment for action in three key areas,… [Continue Reading]