Britain to warn companies cyber security must be ‘absolute priority’

The British government will next week warn all UK companies to treat cyber security as an “absolute priority” in the wake of attacks on retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op Group and Harrods. Cabinet office minister Pat McFadden on Friday led a briefing with national security officials and Richard Horne, the CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, about support being provided to the affected retailers, his office said.

It also said he will use a speech at next week’s CyberUK conference in Manchester to say the recent attacks are a “wake up call”…