Cyber security - what does the future hold?

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Callum Sinclair, partner at law firm DLA Piper, reflects on the EU Directive for Network and Information Security - and highlights the risks in imposing more red tape on businesses

Each year there are at least 50 million cyber attacks in the UK alone and this number is rising. Cyber security is a high profile agenda item; from warnings this month by Vince Cable of the vulnera...

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