" GCHQ director general for cyber security and head of the National Cyber Security Centre ( UK ) , Ciaran Martin has called for the launch of a " flagship project of automated security " aimed at protecting key 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 . GCHQ is set to work alongside TalkTalk , BT and Virgin to set up the firewall , but Martin said there were issues surrounding " privacy concerns . "
GCHQ director general for cyber security and head of the National Cyber Security Centre ( UK ) , Ciaran Martin has called for the launch of a " flagship project of automated security " aimed at protecting key 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 . GCHQ is set to work alongside TalkTalk , BT and Virgin to set up the firewall , but Martin said there were issues surrounding " privacy concerns . "