British intelligence is helping companies with ict security

The British intelligence service GCHQ is going to help businesses with their ict security. That is one of the measures that the British government take against cybercrime. Also, information will be shared between the government and the private sector.

The plans are part of the new cybercrimestrategie of the British government, reports the BBC. The expertise of GCHQ should the private sector help itself against ict threats. Also, companies from five sectors to exchange information with each other and the government. It comes to companies from the energy sector, defence contractors, pharmaceutical companies, telco’s and financial institutions.

The British ministry of defense gets a new department for cybercrime concern and police forces, it is recommended to train individuals to ict-security experts. Also, it should be easier for ict-fraud to the government. The plans should be the United Kingdom, “one of the safest places in the world to trade’, says the government.