Why Brexit will be Business as Usual for Cyber Security & Data Protection in the UK
So it actually happened, they have gone and done it, its shocked the world, the UK populous have voted to leave the European Union today. Now what? Well we'll have to just get on with it and starting thinking how Brexit will impact C yber Security and Data Protection in the UK from here on in. I didn't post a word on Brexit despite being asked numerous times during the "debating" season, or as we in the security industry call it, FUD!. But now its done and dusted, here are my thoughts, which as always on this blog, are completely my own. Cyber Security Defence The UK is a significant player in the international cyber threat intelligence community, although a highly secretive business, the “snooping” documents leaked by Edward Snowden demonstrated how closely GCHQ works with their American counterpart agencies. When it comes to the business of protecting the UK’s critical national infrastructure, economy and businesses from cyb...