UK government ramps cybersecurity spending with a shift to deterrence
The UK’s sharp increase in cyber security spending serves as a reminder that such security is a global problem and requires near- constant updating as the “bad guys” mount newer and different attacks. The key call is the increasing importance of deterrence, which speaks to proactive vs. reactive security.
The U.K. government will spend £1.9 billion (US $2.3 billion) over the next five years to pump up its cybersecurity defenses and pay for new research, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said.
The goal of the spending, part of a new national cybersecurity strategy, is to make the U.K. one of the “safest places in the world to do business,” with a world-class cybersecurity industry and workforce, Hammond said Tuesday.
This is no longer just an issue for the IT department but for the whole workforce. Cyber skills need to reach into every profession.”
Source: UK government to spend $2.3 billion to bolster cybersecurity | PCWorld
