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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Corazon Victorino

UK Withholds Communications Guidance, Raising Fears Amid £210m Cybersecurity Push

The United Kingdom government prepares for a major cybersecurity upgrade amid uncertainty over guidance on encrypted communications. (Credit: Chris Lawton/Unsplash)

The UK government is moving forward with a £210 million programme to strengthen public-sector cybersecurity. Its silence on how communications should be protected, however, is raising alarm among experts and public-sector organisations.

Although ministers frame the Cyber Action Plan as a necessary defence against rising digital threats, the lack of clear guidance on encrypted communications has created uncertainty at the heart of the strategy.

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