New National Security Plans Aim To Combat Cyber Crime

The UK Government published its National Security Strategy in October 2010, setting out 15 priority risks to national security. Hostile attacks upon UK cyber space and large-scale cyber crime were identified as one of the four biggest threats (along with terrorism, war and natural disaster). The Strategic Defence and Security Review (“SDSR”), also published in October 2010, outlines how the government intends to manage and mitigate these risks, including the establishment of a National Cyber Security Programme (“the Programme”).

Under the SDSR, the government is planning to introduce a transformative national cyber security programme to close the gap between the ...