GCHQ should split into separate defence and attack units, says expert
The UK's rhetoric about leading Europe in cyber security is just political posturing, says Professor Ross Anderson, and GCHQ will continue to hack and steal as much as it can
Government listening agency GCHQ should be split into separate attack and defence units, reporting to the Cabinet via different government ministers, according to a leading security expert. This would...
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