Officials have been told that Wednesday’s report from the National Audit Office should serve as a ‘wake-up call’.
Cyber threat against UK Government severe and advancing quickly, warns watchdog
The cyber threat towards the UK Government is “severe and advancing quickly”, according to a new report from the Government’s spending watchdog, with cyber resilience levels “lower” than Whitehall had estimated.
Officials have been told that Wednesday’s report from the National Audit Office should serve as a “wake-up call” and push them to “get on top of this most pernicious threat”.
A shortage of cyber skills within Government and risks posed by old IT systems are among the concerns officials have been told they must address if they are to “catch up with the acute cyber threat”.
Cyber threat against UK Government severe and advancing quickly, warns watchdog