Government says Cyber attacks 'among top threats to UK'
During a Radio 4 interview The UK's Home Secretary Theresa May this morning described computer hacking as a 'key threat' to the country.
Mrs May was speaking in advance of the publication of the coalition government's National Security Strategy which will form the background for the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.
The National Security Strategy identifies the four most serious threats to the nation as
- international terrorism
- hostile computer attacks
- a major accident or natural hazard (e.g. a flu pandemic)
- an international military crisis between states that draws in the UK and its allies.
The addition of hostile computer attacks to the list will come as a shock to many who are unaware of the national security implications of our ever more computerised world. Hacking of an individual computer is an annoying experience we all may face as individuals, but concerted attacks on the digital infrastructure of the nation are now recognised collectively as one of the most serious threats this country is facing.
Mrs May's colleague and Former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind commented that while 20% of cyber attacks are purely digital and can only be prevented by up to date firewalls and other digital barriers, the remaining 80% exploit non-technical vulnerabilities (such as lax practices, and the fragility of human nature). He explained that these can generally be dealt with by better controls and common sense. If you would like advice on how to protect your organisation against those 80% of digital attacks that have a non-digital component, call QCC for advice.
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