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Technology minister urges UK companies to ‘step up’ cybersecurity protections

Source: PA Wire

A science and technology minister has urged companies to ramp up their cyber protections as new figures show three-quarters of medium and large firms experienced some kind of cyber incident in the last year.

Viscount Camrose said organisations of all sizes need to “step up” in response to the “host of challenges and risks” the UK faces

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