Cameron and Obama reveal plans for UK and US to stage 'cyber war games' to boost cyber defences

Danny Palmer
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Simulated attacks will see Wall Street and City of London attacked in effort to bolster cyber defences

The United Kingdom and the United States will carry out simulated cyber attacks on each other as part of a war games initiative designed to bolster national cyber defences against computer hackers ...

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