Cyber security talent goes to the highest bidder

Sooraj Shah
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The UK is widely seen as a world leader in cyber security expertise. But as Sooraj Shah reports, it is mainly those firms with the deepest pockets that are benefiting

When former White House cyber security co-ordinator Howard Schmidt congratulated the UK government for the launch of its Cyber Security Information Partnership scheme in March 2013, he said: "What ...

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