UK cyber security gets £63m government funding boost

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Home Office announces £63m to be spent on tackling cyber crime

The Home Office has pledged to spend £63m on the fight against cyber crime. The move follows David Cameron's announcement in October that Britain is to spend £650m on a new cyber security progra...

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