MI5 and GCHQ call for 'cyber health check' for all FTSE 350 companies

Sooraj Shah
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Letter to FTSE 350 companies urges them to take action after all are found to be 'leaking' data online

The director general of MI5, Andrew Parker, and the director of GCHQ, Sir Iain Lobban, have urged all FTSE company chairmen to take part in a "cyber governance health check". The move comes afte...

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