UK's National Cyber Force headquarters to be based in Samlesbury, Lancs

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UK's National Cyber Force headquarters to be based in Samlesbury. Image Credit: Gov.uk
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UK's National Cyber Force headquarters to be based in Samlesbury. Image Credit: Gov.uk

It will provide thousands of highly skilled jobs to the North-West region

The government has announced that headquarters of the National Cyber Force (NCF), the agency established to counter cyber threats from terrorists, criminals and hostile states, will be based in Sam...

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