GCHQ director general for cyber security and head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Ciaran Martin has called for the creation of a "flagship project of automated defences" aimed at protecting government sites and industries regarded as crucial to national security from cyberattacks. During a speech in Washington, Martin revealed that 65% of "all large UK companies" experienced a breach in 2015, while around 200 "national-security-level cyber-incidents" were detected a month. However, with the threat of cybercrime increasing, many companies and customers may be tempted by the trade-off of strengthened security against hackers. The NCSC is responsible for developing an integrated defence system which will be able to detect and respond quickly to threats against critical infrastructure such as power stations, water treatment plants or gas pipelines.
GCHQ director general for cyber security and head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Ciaran Martin has called for the creation of a "flagship project of automated defences" aimed at protecting government sites and industries regarded as crucial to national security from cyberattacks. During a speech in Washington, Martin revealed that 65% of "all large UK companies" experienced a breach in 2015, while around 200 "national-security-level cyber-incidents" were detected a month. The NCSC is responsible for developing an integrated defence system which will be able to detect and respond quickly to threats against critical infrastructure such as power stations, water treatment plants or gas pipelines.