Britain urged to shore up cyber defences

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Monitoring web traffic or offering financial incentives to encourage countries to protect systems could improve national security

Security experts have warned that the UK needs to act fast in implementing proper defences against cyber attacks. The possibility of a attack that could cause serious distress to the UK govern...

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