UK security bodies need more agility, says ex-GCHQ CIO

Stuart Sumner
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Former spy agency boss explains that real-time data-sharing is paramount to enabling fast response to cyber threats

The ability of the UK to defend itself against cyber attack is suffering due to a lack of real-time data-sharing, according to a former GCHQ CIO. Nick Hopkinson, now head of cyber at outsourcing...

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