Could the UK fend off a cyber-attack?
Security vendor McAfee has warned that the UK isn’t well equipped to deal with a potential cyber attack. Greg Day, a security analyst at McAfee, says that the problem stems from the fact the “responsibility for dealing with such critical emergencies in the UK remains unclear”.
The vendor warns of the potential for a threat as the anniversary of the mass cyber attack on Estonia approaches. In April 2007, cyber criminals crippled most of Estonia’s web-based public services. Rumours abound that a similar attack could re-occur.
“The UK has been less forthcoming on such issues compared to other countries and James Brokenshire, the UK Shadow E-crime Minister, recently highlighted this as an area where the UK lags behind other nations,” added Day.
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