So-called cyber-attack insurance "cannot be a substitute for better basic cybersecurity," the National Cyber Security Centre's chief exec has said in her first major speech since taking office.
Lindy Cameron took over from founding CEO Ciaran Martin last summer and on Friday made her first public appearance since taking office. She used the speech to emphasise that infosec "is a team sport" that the UK plays "really well, both at home and beyond."
Addressing recent fears over those types of attacks on online systems and networks that are never out of the news for long the days, Cameron said: "Insurance can really help to cover costs, but it cannot be a substitute for better basic cybersecurity, making ransomware attacks as hard as possible."
Marking the importance that the government security establishment places on the event, former MI6 chief John Scarlett and ex-GCHQ boss < ..
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