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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

Cyber risk facing UK being ‘widely underestimated’, security chief warns

The National Cyber Security Centre’s annual report warns of a widening gap between hackers’ capabilities and defences (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK needs to wake up to Russia’s online “aggression and recklessness” and the risks posed by “highly sophisticated” Chinese hackers, the cyber security chief will warn.

In his first major speech, Richard Horne, head of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), will highlight the “widening gap” between the threats facing the UK – from both state-backed hackers and online criminals – and the defences in place to protect businesses and public services.

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