UK cybersecurity spending plans revealed

A UK cybersecurity official has revealed how the government will spend £650m earmarked for cybersecurity, saying it will spread the funds across GCHQ, government departments and agencies, and the police. The funds will also be used to develop links with the private sector, Ian McGhie, deputy director of the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (Ocsia), said. "We've been talking to defence companies and ISPs, but we're not just concerned with one area of the private sector," McGhie said. "We hope more companies will get involved, and I personally would like to see more industry bodies involved, as they tend to have clout."