UK will "strike back" if it comes under cyber-attack
The UK will "strike back" if it comes under cyber-attack, Chancellor Philip Hammond said as he announced cyber-defence funding will get a boost from a £1.9bn government security strategy.
The package of measures are aimed at protecting the Government, businesses and citizens from online threats including state-sponsored hackers.
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer said: "No longer the stuff of spy thrillers and action movies, cyber-attacks are a reality and they are happening now. "Our adversaries are varied - organised criminal groups, 'hactivists', untrained teenagers and foreign states."
