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Government Cyber Security Plan
25 November 2011
Rob Cotton, CEO of FTSE listed global IT assurance company, NCC Group, comments:
“The Government's plan is a welcomed start but it does not go far enough in its attempt to bring the private and public sector together in the fight against the cyber security threat.
" A cyber attack is now acknowledged as as big a risk to the UK as international terrorism and we've been calling for financial support to assist the private sector in protecting itself, and the UK, from such hostile attacks. There is a danger that this is just empty rhetoric again without the tangible support that is needed, particularly by those companies whose continuing operation is paramount to our national infrastructure or keeping UK plc going. As we have seen, such companies are now a prime target.
“The announcement of help and support from GCHQ for private sector companies is helpful. However, with large amounts of our critical infrastructure and our GDP relying on the IT security of our private sector, it may not be enough.
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