UK government demands action from CEOs as national cyber incidents hit record high

The government is taking significant action to counter cyber threat and has developed tools for businesses to defend themselves.

The UK government, alongside national security leaders, has issued an unprecedented joint letter to the chief executives and chairs of the nation’s largest companies, including all FTSE 350 firms, calling for immediate and mandatory steps to combat a “direct and active threat” to national security.

​The highly unusual communication, signed

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