In an interview with the Financial Times (£), Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, highlighted the critical importance of making cyber security a national priority. With data troves propelling advancements in public health and other fields, Lord Vallance spoke about the need to address the growing risks associated with cyberattacks and IT failures. As such, he stressed the significance of bolstering defences against hackers and implementing robust backup storage options. Potential vulnerabilities derived from bulk datasets are a prime target for criminal activities and hostile states.
Lord Vallance's comments come after the government announced its proposed Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill in the King's Speech and ahead of an announcement for an £8 million partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide cloud computing storage access for the UK Biobank genetic database—further demonstrating the urgency and commitment to addressing cyber threats.
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