UK.gov lobs another fistful of change at SME infosec nightmares

By John Leyden, 17 Sep 2014
 
Business secretary Vince Cable has announced a £4m fund to help small businesses fight cyber crime. This has not gone down well with the infosec world.
Security experts have said a bigger slice of the UK's £860m cyber security budget ought to be allocated to tackling security problems at the SME level to have any realistic chance of making a difference.
 Cable announced the £4m fund to counter cyber security threats at the first ever US-UK cyber innovation summit in London.
The business secretary also announced the appointment of a cyber security small business champion – Andy Williams, an industry expert with UK technology trade association techUK – as well as funding for projects that will drive growth and innovation in the sector.
 
 
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/17/sme_cyber_crime_fund_uk/