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» Monday, February 14, 2011

Cyber Security

Asked if there were measures coming up regarding cyber security, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there would be a working group to go and look at detailed proposals, drawing on expertise from the private sector as well, as it was clearly an issue that also affected private sector companies.

Asked for a list of companies, the PMS said the kind of companies represented were British Airways, Centrica, National Grid and BT.

Asked what prompted the meeting, the PMS said it was an issue that was prioritised in the Strategic Defence and Security Review which set out the increasing threat to the UK from cyber security.

The Foreign Secretary had been talking about it at the Munich Security Conference last week and the Prime Minister had talked to GCHQ staff about it last week too. So it was part of that work programme that followed on from the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Asked if there were any plans to put aside money for this area, the PMS said he couldn’t remember the precise figures from the Strategic Defence and Security Review but the budget was set out at that stage.

Asked if the Prime Minister was speaking to companies to gain their experiences or to warn them, the PMS said both. It was something that companies had to think about themselves – how they protected their systems. It was also an issue that the Government thought could be better tackled if we worked together.

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