Cyber Security - A new national programme

Citation
Emma Downing, Cyber Security - A new national programme, Commons Library Standard Note SN05832 (June 23, 2011) (full-text).

Overview
It is widely acknowledged that cyber attacks will increasingly be a key aspect of future warfare and organized crime. This note explains the increasing threat to national security posed by the new "front" of the cyber realm of networked, digital activities (often internet-based) and sets out the Government's response.