UK Government £1m scheme for SMEs to Fight Cyber Attacks

The Government has launched a £1m scheme to protect small businesses from cyber attacks by offering them a raft of initiatives - including a £5,000 voucher to seek online security advice.
Speaking at the Reform “Cyber Security: assurance, resilience, response” conference in London, Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey outlined a package of initiatives designed to increase the resilience of UK businesses to cyber-attacks. 
The package also includes a new online learning and careers hub to help ensure the UK has the cyber skills talent pool to protect both the public and private sectors as we face the reality of increasing cyber threats.
Vaizey said: “We want to help protect UK businesses against cyber attack and make the UK safest place in world to do business online. The new voucher scheme will offer increased protection for small businesses, and the new online hub will help ensure we have the skilled workforce in place to manage the increased pressures of the digital age.”
The scheme will be overseen by, the Government’s innovation experts, at Innovate UK.
The hub features careers information and advice, internship and apprenticeship opportunities, academic and professional training courses, work experience and senior level vacancies, and will be a powerful tool to promote the cyber security profession and encourage the next generation of cyber specialists to help protect the UK.
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