The £650million investment in national cyber security, announced in the Strategy Defence and Security Review, is an “important catalyst to protect the UK and build much needed UK cyber capabilities”.

Detica said the announcement is timely, with now being the time for cyber-crime to be treated as one of the nation’s greatest threats. “Our current cyber defences need reinforcing and this is a good opportunity for Government to incentivise good cyber practice across the UK and take action to protect our citizens, our economy and the Nation,” commented Martin Sutherland, managing director of Detica.

“Cyber crime is one of the Nation’s greatest threats and we therefore welcome the Government’s commitment to improving cyber security in the UK. By partnering with the UK government, we will be able to share capabilities and critical information to ensure that the UK can protect its critical national infrastructure and drive exports.”

The UK is, however, ready to deal with the cyber challenges identified in the security strategy, says Infosecurity Europe’s organisers.

“Even without access to a laptop and mobile broadband dongle, business professionals can still hold a lot of computing power in the palm of their hand, in the shape of a smartphone,” commented Claire Sellick, Infosecurity Europe event director. “But just as these mobile internet-enabled devices are threatened by cyber-criminals, our research suggests that, with the right technology in place, the internet users of UK PLC are more than ready for the security threats that hackers and criminals throw at them.

“The government has committed half a billion pounds to help defend the UK national infrastructure which, when viewed against a backdrop of budget cuts elsewhere in Whitehall, is a very positive move, for which the cross-party review team are to be applauded.”

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