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Cybersecurity must be a priority if the UK is serious about digitising the economy

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Whilst governments around the globe have kicked around the metaphorical can of AI regulation, something has been going on in the background. Something tangible, incredibly dangerous and increasingly more frequent: cybercrime.

It shouldn’t be the case that in an increasingly digital economy – something the current government is supposedly a big advocate of – businesses, tech-based or otherwise, are struggling with both know-how and the tools to guarantee their safety.

Despite this, businesses are succumbing to an influx of AI-supported cybercrime. Whether that’s ransomware, deepfake scams or traditional phishing scams, 2024 has already proven it’s going to be a record-breaking year for cybercrime – and not in a good way!

The UK government’s current approach to both AI and cybersecurity governance has been very much hands-off. Whether that’s because of a growing number of pressures outside of the world of technology (economy, defence, impending election) or perhaps a lack of understanding from the government itself, it’s leaving businesses in a precarious position with little to no steer on what to expect in the near future....