Cyber attacks: 'Official alert' regarding threat from Russia, says minister

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Oliver Dowden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has told the crowd at CyberUK conference in Belfast that a third of British businesses and charities suffered a cyber breach or attack in the last 12 months, describing ransomware as a "national security threat".

Mr Dowden, who is also Secretary of State for National Investment Security, has launched a new cyber regime for the government called Gov Assure that 'will asses every departments' cyber health on a regular basis' to protect systems that run public services

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