http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/25/cyberspace-war-computer-hacking-fraud By Richard Norton-Taylor guardian.co.uk 25 June 2009 Intelligence agencies led by GCHQ, the government's electronic spy centre, are to step up operations against a growing threat of cyber-attacks, Gordon Brown announced today as part of the government's updated national security strategy. A new Cyber-Security Operations Centre will be attached to GCHQ's headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A separate Office of Cyber-Security will coordinate policy in Whitehall under senior official Neil Thompson, with staff recruited from MI5, MI6 and other government agencies. Brown said: "Just as in the 19th century we had to secure the seas for our national safety and prosperity, and in the 20th century we had to secure the air, in the 21st century we also have to secure our position in cyberspace in order to give people and businesses the confidence they need to operate safely there." Cyberspace was a new area where "hostile states, terrorists and criminals can all threaten UK security interests", the Cabinet Office said. The Association of Chief Police Officers is already drawing up a new strategy on law enforcement and cyber-crime. However, Lord West, the Home Office security minister, was unwilling to reveal the number and scale of cyber-attacks against British government agencies or private companies. [...] _____________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News security bookstore! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Fri Jun 26 2009 - 02:42:30 PDT
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